Matt Bowen is a Senior Fellow at Good Energy Collective, where he works closely with the research and policy teams to advance reforms in key areas of energy policy. With a Doctorate in Physics from the University of Washington, a bachelor’s in physics from Brown University, and close to two decades working in government, Matt brings a background in particle physics and extensive expertise in nuclear energy, waste, and legislative analysis. His work focuses on small modular reactors, nonproliferation policy, and global dimensions of nuclear energy.
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Matt is a Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, where he leads research on U.S. fuel cycle policy, the role of nuclear energy in the clean energy transition, and federal support for innovation. Prior to this role, Matt worked at the Board on Physics and Astronomy and the Board on Energy and Environmental Systems at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine before being appointed to a position at the U.S. Department of Energy, where he split his time between the Office of Nuclear Energy and the Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control. He has also worked as a Policy Fellow with the Nuclear Innovation Alliance and the Clean Air Task Force, writing reports on small modular reactors and nonproliferation.
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At Good Energy Collective, Matt works closely with the research and policy teams to advance reforms in key areas of energy policy, such as permitting and power market design, and to shape strategies to promote evidence-based policy solutions.