Lecturer About Matt Niksch Matt Niksch is President for the Noble Network of Charter Schools. As President, he leads 5 functions on the support team and is responsible for the execution of Noble’s new strategic plan, with particular focus on ensuring that all students have equitable and positive school experiences that equip them to succeed on the path of their choice, leading to 75% of alumni completing college. He assumed that role in 2019 after seven years as Chief College Officer. In the latter role, he supported campuses in all aspects of college access, college completion, and career outcomes. Matt's work has been nationally recognized for its innovative and data-driven approach to college and alumni counseling based on a suite of tools that he shares with other networks, and was recently profiled in a chapter of the new book, The B.A. Breakthrough: How ending diploma disparities can change the face of America, by Richard Whitmire. Prior to Noble, Matt was Director, College Completion Initiative at the KIPP Foundation. He has worked previously as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company and as an aerospace and systems engineer at Lockheed Martin. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, an M.S. in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech, and B.S. degrees in electrical engineering and aerospace engineering from Purdue University. Matt and his wife Karen love to travel internationally with their 3 sons. Contact Information mniksch@uchicago.edu Recent News More news Trina Reynolds-Tyler, MPP'20, Wins Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting Wed., May 08, 2024 Assistant Professor Eduardo Montero Connects Fallow Lengths to Land Ownership and Looks to the Future of International Development Tue., May 07, 2024 Student Profile: Evy Lanai, MPP Class of 2025 Tue., May 07, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Persuasive Writing Credential (PWC) Alumni Roundtable Mon., May 13, 2024 | 7:30 PM Ask Admissions: Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program Mon., May 13, 2024 | 8:30 PM Monetary Policy and International Finance (MPIF) Mini Class with Zefeng Chen Tue., May 14, 2024 | 7:00 AM