Mr. Matt Freeman

Matt Freeman is the executive director of relations for Idaho State University’s Albion Center for Professional Development.  He is also a Senior Policy Fellow with the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) association. Previously, Freeman was the executive director of the Idaho State Board of Education for nine years and served as the board’s deputy director and chief fiscal officer for over five years. Additionally, Freeman spent nine years at the Idaho Legislative Services Office, Budget and Policy Analysis Division; the last four years as principal analyst for higher education. Freeman’s professional experience also includes private sector government relations and communications work and time in Washington D.C. where he served as counsel/legislative assistant for a member of Congress. Freeman is currently serving a third term as a governor-appointed commissioner on the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). Freeman was awarded his J.D. from the University of Idaho and received his B.A. in political studies from Whitworth University.