Corporate Staff Bio

Kevin J. Matthews
Collegiate Enterprise Solutions
Vice President

Kevin has served in the academic market for the last 14 years where he has been involved in consulting, sales, public affairs, community services delivery and relationship management.

Previously, Kevin was the Director of Collegiate Services for the start-up company, Athletic IQ, Inc, which developed the first standardized test for athletic ability, the athletic equivalent to the SAT test. At AIQ, he led the effort in recruiting college participation in the new venture.

Kevin also served at various roles at Northeastern University, where for 12 years he was engaged in research, community services, and public affairs. Initially, he was research director and co-author of the Racial and Gender Report Card, a comprehensive study of hiring practices in amateur and professional sports. Matthews also served as the Director of the Northeast Regional Office of the National Consortium for Academics and Sports, a consortium of 220 colleges and universities dedicated to keeping the student in the student-athlete. At the time he left Northeastern University, he was the Director of External Affairs for the Center for the Study of Sport in Society, where he oversaw media relations and social advocacy and managed key relationships between Sport in Society and its partner organizations.

Kevin is also the Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Registry of College and University Presidents, which provides interim presidents and senior administrators to colleges and universities. In the community, Kevin serves as a trustee of Massachusetts Bay Community College.

Kevin has a B.S. in Operations Technology and a Certificate in Non-Profit Management.