Hy Matz

Hy Matz has worked as an intelligence analyst in the US Government since 2007. His research focuses on crosscutting political and socioeconomic trends in the Middle East, including the evolution of the Arab Spring, regional geopolitical dynamics, and political reform. As the Arab Spring took root in 2011, he served as the daily intelligence briefer for US Administration officials responsible for Middle Eastern affairs. A native Midwesterner, he was born in Minnesota and earned both his Masters in Public Affairs and his B.A. in Political Science and Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.