Matthew Edmundson

Matt Edmundson is the Evidence to Scale (E2S) Lead at J-Pal Global, where he supports the organization’s efforts to catalyze adoption of evidence-based policies at scale.

Prior to joining J-PAL as Senior E2S Manager in 2023, Matt co-founded and served as Co-President for Violet Health, a nutrition-focused social enterprise in Bangalore, India, for 10 years. Violet Health develops, clinically tests, and launches novel food supplements for malnourished populations. At Violet Health Matt oversaw both clinical trials and randomized control trials with NGO and government partners. Prior to Violet Health, Matt served as Operations Officer for RefugePoint, a Kenya-based non-profit that develops health and safety programs to serve at-risk refugees.

Matt holds an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business and a BA in Economics from Tufts University.