Hi. I’m Matt Glassman. I teach, research, and write about politics.

I’m currently a Senior Fellow at the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University. Prior to that, I worked on the Hill for a decade, mostly at the Congressional Research Service, where my portfolio focused on congressional operations, separation of powers, appropriations process, agency design, and congressional history. I also spent FY09 and FY10 on detail to the House Appropriations Committee, where I was professional staff on the Legislative Branch Subcommittee.

I’ve seen a lot of different types of politics in my life. I was born in Albany, New York, and grew up in the shadow of the city’s Democratic machine, which gave me an early education about how politics and power operate. As a teenager, I volunteered on campaigns at the local, state, and federal level. Later, while finishing my Ph.D. in political science, I worked in the New York State legislature.  My full academic CV can be found here.