Brian A. Mateo

Deputy Director of Programs and Partnerships, Carnegie Council

Brian Mateo is deputy director of programs and partnerships at Carnegie Council.

Mateo has over 14 years of leadership experience in higher education, both domestic and international. As an associate dean of civic engagement at Bard College, he worked with over 40 university and research institutions worldwide through the Open Society University Network (OSUN) on curriculum development, integrating programs, strategic management, student initiatives, and topics such as civic engagement, climate education, and refugee access to higher education. Mateo teaches courses on: Civic Engagement and Social Action and on Ethical Leadership.

He has experience working with public diplomacy programs sponsored by the U.S. Department of State on U.S. foreign policy and has cultivated an alumni base of over 100 scholars from 59 countries. Mateo is also a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Truman National Security Fellow, and a Climate Reality Leader trained under Vice President Al Gore. He is a former Carnegie New Leader, as well.

At Carnegie Council, Mateo focuses on program development, implementation, quality control, evaluation, and team management of the organization's main programmatic areas, including Carnegie Ethics Fellows, Ethics Accelerator, and work with senior fellows. He also works closely with the Council’s Development and Communications teams to build, enhance, and steward partnerships with peer organizations.

Featured Work

Harry S. Truman Building in Washington, DC, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State. CREDIT: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:State_Department.jpg">Loren (CC)</a>

JAN 28, 2020 Podcast

Carnegie New Leaders Interview: Moving Foreign Policy Forward, with Elmira Bayrasli

In discussion with Brian Mateo, a member of the Carnegie New Leaders program, Elmira Bayrasli discusses her work as CEO of Foreign Policy Interrupted, an ...

Harry S. Truman Building in Washington, DC, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State. CREDIT: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:State_Department.jpg">Loren (CC)</a>

JAN 28, 2020 Transcript

Carnegie New Leaders Interview: Moving Foreign Policy Forward, with Elmira Bayrasli

In discussion with Brian Mateo, a member of the Carnegie New Leaders program, Elmira Bayrasli discusses her work as CEO of Foreign Policy Interrupted, an ...

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan in California. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mypubliclands/29730317151">Bureau of Land Management/Tom Brewster Photography</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(CC)</a>

SEP 23, 2019 Podcast

Solar Dominance + Citizen Action: Solving Climate Change By 2030, with Eban Goodstein

Can new developments in solar technology put the United States on track to produce 50 percent of its energy with renewables by 2030? What global citizen actions ...

Ethiopia, during a drought in 2016. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/unicefethiopia/24714637829">UNICEF Ethiopia</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(CC)</a>

SEP 20, 2019 Article

A Case for Giving Climate Migrants Protected Legal Status

With climate change already affecting vast regions of the planet, Bard College's Brian Mateo makes the case for expanding legal protections for refugees to include ...

SEP 9, 2019 Podcast

The Climate Reality Project & Environmental Activism, with Brian Mateo

Ahead of the Climate Strike rallies on September 20, Bard College's Brian Mateo discusses the Climate Reality Project, founded by Vice President Al Gore, and how ...

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APR 9, 2019 Article

Ethical Implications of Climate Change for Education

"Education is often tied with privilege and who has access," writes Brian Mateo, assistant dean of civic engagement at Bard College. "Let us not continue ...