President of Silicon Valley-based enterprise Redbird Advanced Learning and Founder of its GiftedandTalented.com division, Matthew Mugo Fields is a long-time social entrepreneur and leader in education, committed to improving education through technology and innovation.
While growing up in the Philadelphia area with limited resources, Matthew benefited from the support of an inspiring group of educators and mentors who helped him succeed academically and eventually become the first college graduate in his family.
Matthew is an honors graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga. where he later worked as a management consultant and developed several tutoring programs within the public schools system. In 2002, he became one of the first people to simultaneously earn masters degrees in business and education from Harvard University.