Matt Fleury

Matt Fleury has led the Connecticut Science Center from opening day through its growth as a top educational destination and attraction. As President & CEO, he has advanced an ambitious educational agenda in service to children, families, schools, educators, and employers; built and led an exceptionally high-performing organization to serve and inspire millions of people; led successive visioning, strategy, and implementation phases; driven major fundraising campaigns and effectively engaged individuals and business and government leaders.

Matt joined the Connecticut Science Center after helping to launch the institution in his prior capacity with the State of Connecticut. Before his work in government, he enjoyed a productive career in the telecommunications industry after starting his career as a journalist. Matt earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Connecticut School of Business, his undergraduate degree at Charter Oak State College, and an Associate’s Degree at Berkshire Community College. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Southern Connecticut State University. He has also studied governance and nonprofit management through Harvard University and Yale University executive development programs.

Successive governors appointed Matt as Chairman of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education and as a member of the Association of Science-Technology Centers’ board of directors. Currently, he is a member of the MetroHartford Alliance board of directors and the Janvrin Fund committee at the Community Foundation of Middlesex County. He was born in Manhattan, and he and his family reside in West Hartford.