Matt Rumsey

Matt Rumsey is the research and communications manager at CODE. He has experience in open government data as an advocate, policy analyst, and researcher. Prior to joining CODE, Matt worked as an independent researcher with organizations including the Data Foundation, CODE, and the Sunlight Foundation. He conducted research and wrote policy and briefing papers on topics including DATA Act implementation, grants data standardization, legal entity identification, the interaction between open data and privacy, and open research data. He got his start in open data at the Sunlight Foundation, where he worked on federal policy initiatives. He advocated for passage and effective implementation of the DATA Act, conducted research and advocacy around executive branch open data efforts, and helped to conceptualize and draft what would become the OPEN Government Data Act. Matt has a B.A. in history from American University in Washington, D.C. You can email him: Matthew@odenterprise.org.