As President and CEO, Matt Chapman leads the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) in achieving its vision for kid-centric education based on comprehensive and accurate data.
Matt has combined business careers with a volunteer career focused on education. Matt co-founded a program for street youth that includes an award-winning alternative school. Matt served on the board of OMSI, focusing on its strategic plan and programs for distance learning in science. As a regent for the University of Portland, he also serves as a mentor for students in the entrepreneurship program.
Matt practiced law for 13 years, and then became CEO of CFI ProServices, Inc., a publicly traded company where he served for 13 years. CFI received recognition in local and national lists of rapidly growing companies, and was listed as one of the 10 best places to work in Oregon four years in a row.
Matt received a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Portland in 1971, and a J.D. from the
University of Oregon Law School in 1974. |