Matt Scherer

Matt Scherer is a fellow at Open Markets Institute, a Good Life Resident for Artificial Intelligence at the Roosevelt Institute, and co-author of the recent report Brace for Impact: Protecting people and the economy when the AI bubble bursts. His fellowship focuses on developing policy responses to the eventual bursting of the AI bubble that does not include the taxpayer-funded bailouts of previous crises. Before coming to OMI, Matt led the workers' rights project at the Center for Democracy & Technology. Earlier in his career, he practiced employment law, representing both employers and employees. He also worked in the public sector for several years as a judicial clerk and a county-level prosecutor. He is also a noted writer and commentator on regulation of the tech sector, particularly AI. Matt received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as editor-in-chief of The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, and a master’s degree in education policy from the University of Pennsylvania. The opinions expressed here are solely his own.