Matthew Solomon
EXPERIENCE
Climate Policy Initiative San Francisco, CA
Climate Finance Analyst March 2020-December 2022
Senior Analyst January 2023 - present
• Lead methodology development, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and report writing for climate financerelated projects, including climate finance tracking and needs estimation, innovative financial instruments, and program and process recommendations to increase climate solution investments • Manage budget, staff, and internal and external stakeholder relationships to meet client objectives • Analyze financial instruments focused on international development and climate change, including financial modelling, qualitative research and report writing, and stakeholder management • Research financial institution net zero commitments, including scope, progress, and credibility • Develop internal training for new hires and improve analyst and intern recruitment processes Cornerstone Research San Francisco, CA
Analyst August 2015–June 2017
Senior Analyst July 2017–June 2018
Research Associate July 2018–March 2020
• Support expert witnesses in corporate litigation cases across a wide variety of industries and practice areas, primarily focusing on antitrust and healthcare
• Write and implement SQL, SAS, R, and Stata build methodology and analysis code for datasets of >500 million observations
• Delegate workflow, review deliverables, and present to partners, expert witnesses, and attorney clients Analyst Recruiting Head, San Francisco Office 2017, 2018 • Recruited, interviewed, and extended offers to dozens of analyst candidates • Developed recruiting strategy for San Francisco office to increase efficiency and diversity, including presentations to senior management and CEO
• Partnered with senior management to identify cause of analyst retention issues and design structural and cultural changes in response
Glen Weyl, Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Chicago Chicago, IL
Research Assistant June 2013–March 2015
• Project aimed to establish link between authors’ career experiences and positive or normative research results • Managed a team of 17 research assistants to collect and document data EDUCATION _
University of Chicago Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Arts with General Honors in Public Policy and Economics June 2015 • Cumulative GPA: 3.74/4.0, Dean’s List all four years
• Relevant coursework: Honors Intermediate Economic sequence, econometrics, Environmental Law
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Technical skills: Microsoft Excel; SQL; SAS; R
Interests: climate and clean energy solutions and policy; public transportation, pedestrian, and bicycle advocacy; science-fiction, fantasy, and graphic novels
Volunteer: Emeryville Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee; Emeryville Housing Committee