Mathew Helman
Communications Director
mhelman@massbudget.org

Mathew Helman is the Communications Director of the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MBPC). Prior to joining MBPC in 2006, Mathew spent most of the previous four years on Beacon Hill, more recently as Director of Communications and Local Outreach for State Senator Karen Spilka of Ashland, and before that as Legislative Aide for State Representative Ruth Balser of Newton. Prior to his time on Beacon Hill, Mathew served as Deputy Finance Director for former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich's 2002 gubernatorial campaign in Massachusetts, and has also held seasonal internship positions during his time in graduate school with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business, the Office of U.S. Senator John Kerry, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. In his spare time, Mathew volunteers at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA. Mathew earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in politics from Brandeis University in Waltham, MA, and his Master of Public Administration degree from The George Washington University in Washington, DC.

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