Matthew Johnson is CEO of Race on the Agenda, which is one of Britain’s leading anti-racist change drivers. He was formerly the Head of Research at Runnymede Trust, where he led the team on issues of race and ethnic inequalities on issues such as higher education participation, school exclusion and labour markets.
Matthew has also previously been the Head of Research at Black Equity Organisation, developing their portfolio of research on areas such as The State of Black Education in Britain. He has previously worked as a labour market economic researcher supporting regional and local authorities across the West Midlands.
Matthew has worked as a research consultant to the British Council on digital education research supporting countries such as South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe. He was also a research adviser in Namibia supporting statutory bodies across this country focusing on youth and health. He has significant experience in policy, research, and leadership expertise at both a UK and international level.