Corey Matthews

Corey Matthews has been appointed Chief Strategy Officer at Liberty Hill Foundation. He is a social impact leader with more than 15 years of experience advancing cross-sector strategies to improve economic mobility, public health, and education outcomes for communities most impacted by systemic inequities.

Most recently, Corey served as Vice President of Global Philanthropy at JPMorganChase, where he led a multi-million-dollar grant portfolio in Los Angeles and helped advance regional strategies focused on economic inclusion, affordable housing, and workforce development. His work centered on building partnerships across philanthropy, government, community-based organizations, and the private sector to drive coordinated impact.

Previously, Corey was Chief Operating Officer of Community Coalition, a longstanding community-based institution in South Los Angeles. As a member of the executive team, he helped execute a robust policy agenda, oversee organizational operations, and lead organization-wide strategic planning. Earlier in his career, he worked across government, nonprofit, and research settings focused on systems change and poverty reduction.

Corey brings a deep commitment to aligning vision with execution and to strengthening institutions that support long-term movement building. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Urban Education from the University of California, Los Angeles, as well as a Master of Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley.

A native of South (Central) Los Angeles, Corey now resides in the Greater LA area with his wife, their three children, and their senior bulldog, Bruce.