Matthew Victor leads digital infrastructure initiatives at Partners in Democracy, where he is responsible for developing the Massachusetts Platform for Legislative Engagement (MAPLE) and related civic technology systems that strengthen participatory lawmaking and public deliberation.
He is the co-founder and project director of MAPLE, a digital public space centered on pending legislation and public testimony that supports more transparent, participatory, and constructive legislative engagement. Matthew is a graduate of Boston College Law School and has published and spoken on technology policy, artificial intelligence, legislative function, and digital civic engagement. His work bridges law, governance, and technology, with a particular focus on how institutional design and digital tools shape democratic capacity. Before focusing full-time on civic technology and democratic infrastructure, Matthew practiced as a technology and business attorney advising startups, investors, and institutions on emerging technology governance and strategic transactions.
He is a Joint Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at Harvard Kennedy School (2026–2027). His fellowship research explores how civic platforms and emerging AI systems can strengthen democratic institutions while remaining transparent, advisory, and accountable to human decision-making. Matthew has supported and studied decentralized technology and governance across domains, including blockchain systems, cooperatives, stakeholder-owned enterprises, and democratic innovation. A consistent theme in his work is connecting institutions, technologists, policymakers, and civic actors who do not typically collaborate, and translating ideas across sectors to enable real-world adoption. His research and practice explore how communities can meaningfully own, govern, and sustain the digital infrastructure that increasingly shapes civic life.