Matt Germer
DIRECTOR, GOVERNANCE
R Street Institute
Matt Germer is director of the Governance Program at the R Street Institute.
Before joining R Street, Matt was a policy counsel and strategic planning coordinator at the Washington State House of Representatives. There, he drafted legislation and offered strategic counsel on a variety of legislative matters, including elections, local government, criminal justice, taxes, energy, and technology. Prior to that, he served as nonpartisan staff in the Oregon State Legislature, worked as a public policy analyst in the healthcare industry and helped launch a real estate marketing start-up.
He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles and a JD from the University of California, Irvine School of Law.
