“Salvation for a race, nation, or class must come from within. Freedom is never granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is exacted. Freedom and justice must be struggled for by the oppressed of all lands and races, and the struggle must be continuous.”

–A. Philip Randolph

Matthew Bergman, Chairman

Matthew Bergman is a Seattle-based attorney, philanthropist and entrepreneur. He serves as senior partner of Bergman Draper & Frockt, the Board Chairman of Neural IQ and a trustee of Reed College. Bergman first travelled to Kenya in 2004 and was overwhelmed with the opportunities to improve educational enrollment in the Maasai communities. He began funding MCI in 2007 and has been directly involved in every stage of the organization’s expansion and development. A frequent visitor to Kenya, Bergman has published numerous articles on African policy and narratives describing his experiences.

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