Matthew Carvalho is a researcher at Georgetown University specializing in Planetary Health law and diplomacy. Originally from southeast Massachusetts, Matthew has worked multiple jobs in the global health governance fields, including work for the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Capitol Hill, and the United States Department of Health and Human Services.  

He hopes to one day work abroad at the macro level, identifying gaps in international conventions and working to mend fissures in health frameworks. He is currently pursuing a joint BS/MSc.GH at Georgetown's newly launched School of Health, and will be joining Georgetown University Law Center in fall of 2024.