Matthew J. Brouillette ( ) is an American businessman and entrepreneur who is the founder and president of Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs, a 501(c)(6) membership organization based in

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg ( ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,099 as of 2020, Harrisburg is the ninth-most populous city in Pennsylvania. It is the larger of the two pr ...

. He is the former president and CEO of the

Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives is a think tank based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It develops and advances fiscally conservative and libertarian public policies. The organization's stated mission is to "transform free ...

, a free-market think tank in Pennsylvania. He served in that position from February 2002 through June 2016.

Personal life

Brouillette was born on September 20, 1969, in

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. Prior to joining the

Commonwealth Foundation The Commonwealth Foundation (CF) is an intergovernmental organisation that was established by the list of Commonwealth heads of government, Commonwealth Heads of Government in 1966, a year after its sister organisation, the Commonwealth Secre ...

, Brouillette spent seven years teaching history and coaching football and baseball at the high school and middle school levels. He is married and has four children.

Education

Brouillette received his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in U.S. history and education from

Cornell College Cornell College is a private liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Originally the Iowa Conference Seminary (Methodist), the school was founded in 1853 by George Bryant Bowman. Four years later, in 1857, the name was changed to Cornell Co ...

and earned a master of education (M.Ed.) from

Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific University (APU) is a private evangelical research university in Azusa, California, United States. The university was founded in 1899 in Whittier, California, with classes first held on March 3, 1900, and degrees offered in 193 ...

and a Master of Arts (M.A.) in history from the

University of San Diego The University of San Diego (USD) is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in San Diego, California, United States. Chartered in 1949 as the independent San Diego College for Women and San Diego University ...

. He is ABD in his doctorate (Ph.D.) work in Public Policy and Administration from

Walden University Walden University is a private for-profit online university headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and specialist degrees. The university is owned by Adtalem Global Education, which purchased the un ...

Commonwealth Foundation

Brouillette was appointed president and CEO of the

in February 2002 after spending the previous four years with the

Mackinac Center for Public Policy The Mackinac Center for Public Policy () is a think tank headquartered in Midland, Michigan. Through research and programs, the Mackinac Center supports lower taxes, reduced regulatory authority for state agencies, right-to-work laws, school ...

. In 2010, ''Politics Magazine'' The Pennsylvania Influencers
Politics Magazine, January 2010. named Brouillette as one of the top 50 Republican Influencers. The ''Pennsylvania Report'' named him to the 2009 "The Pennsylvania Report 100" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics and noted that his think tank "continues to expand its influence among Republicans in the state capital" and that a Republican victory in the 2010 gubernatorial election "will see his think tank’s ideas and opinion pieces turn into real policy."

Other affiliations

His other affiliations include serving as a board member of the REACH Foundation, a Pennsylvania school choice advocacy organization, and the Joshua Group, a Harrisburg nonprofit ministry serving at-risk youth. Previously, he served on an advisory board for the Economics Department at

Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit ( ; also known as Duquesne University or Duquesne) is a Private university, private Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of ...

, on an advisory council of the E. G. West Centre for Market Solutions in Education at the

University of Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a public university, public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is a red brick un ...

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, on an advisory committee for the

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-based Atlantic Legal Foundation, and as an advisory board member for the

American Academy for Liberal Education The American Academy for Liberal Education (AALE) is a United States–based educational accreditation organization with a focus on fostering liberal arts education, both in higher education and in earlier schooling. AALE does not currently have U ...

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, a national organization dedicated to strengthening and promoting liberal education through accreditation and research.

References

External links

Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs
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