Matthew Victor is a technology and business attorney at Bernstein Shur in Portland, Maine, where his practice focuses on emerging technology, data privacy, and strategic transactions.
He is the co-founder and project director of the Massachusetts Platform for Legislative Engagement (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.
He has supported and studied decentralized technology and governance across domains, including blockchain systems, cooperatives, stakeholder-owned enterprises, and democratic innovation. A consistent theme in Matthew’s 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 appointment at the Berkman Klein Center focuses on building fit-for-purpose civic tools and platforms that strengthen democratic capacity -- particularly market-based and institutionally grounded solutions -- and on facilitating their socialization, governance, and adoption through deliberative initiatives in New England. His research and practice explore how communities can meaningfully own, govern, and sustain the digital infrastructure that increasingly shapes civic life.