Terri Matthews is director of Town+Gown, an open platform citywide university-community collaboration program, based at the New York City Department of Design and Construction that brings academics and practitioners together to create knowledge in the built environment. A graduate of Boston College, Boston College Law School, and New York University Wagner Graduate School for Public Service, and currently a PhD candidate at New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Matthews has worked in both the public and private sectors. In addition to her public finance law experience at several national bond firms, Matthews’ governmental experience at New York City spans both the legislative and executive branches. Her areas of focus have included public budgeting, public finance, performance measurement, public procurement, and built environment public policy. She is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and New York.