Matthew Abrams

Founder & CEO: The Mycelium School By exploring 43 countries on 6 continents and 42 of the United States, Matthew has realized the profound global need for young leaders to get together and share their experiences as we together gain the tools, support and insight needed to move proactively into tomorrow. For 6 years Matthew has been cultivating the dream of The Mycelium School to provide that environment. From leading sports teams in high school to initiating projects at Ithaca College to serving as co-president at The Graduate School for International Training’s student government, Matthew has always found himself in roles of leadership. His travel writing and has been published within the pages of The New York/LA Times and The Boston Globe as well as internationally. His award-winning travel photography has been published in magazines across the world and shown in galleries throughout Connecticut. Matthew’s certified in natural building, Permaculture and as an international tour director. He is currently a Masters Candidate at The School for International Training where his focus lies in international education and social entrepreneurship. I sit on the Board of Directors of the Social Entrepreneurship Alliance, New York Chapter, Kleiwerks International and was also a development consultant for Taking It Global (an online networking site of over 250,000 young global leaders).