Matthew Long

Matt is a Programme Manager at PUBLIC, with specific responsibilities for managing the Percy Hobart Fellowship, supporting Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Personnel to learn and develop innovation and entrepreneurship skills. Prior to joining PUBLIC Matt worked as a project and programmes manager in the education, charity, and international development sectors; this included developing learning programmes, running national campaigns, and managing a volunteer development project in El Salvador. Originally from Zimbabwe, he is a former British Army officer and volunteers as chair of a primary school board of governors and for as a counsellor for a crisis intervention charity.