The Blog of Matthew Lorin: SHARE Spread Human Rights Knowledge in Newly Democratic Mongolia

Sunday, January 29, 2017

SHARE Spread Human Rights Knowledge in Newly Democratic Mongolia

Matthew Lorin serves as president of XQ Institute, a company dedicated to revamping American education. Previously, Matthew Lorin co-founded the international Student Human Rights Exchange in order to assist nations during times of political transition or turmoil. The organization was designed to use technology to disseminate information in order to support cohesive societies. 

When Mongolia drafted its first democratic constitution in 1992, the concept of human rights was still foreign to many Mongolian citizens. They were unaware of their new rights, and state-run media outlets did little to spread helpful information. 

SHARE stepped in to help by establishing a human rights and development center at the National University of Mongolia. Equipped with computers and books from the United States, the center served as a resource for all things related to human rights and democracy. The organization and its founders were recognized before the House of Representatives for their impactful work in Mongolia and other fledgling democracies in 1993.

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About Matthew Lorin

Matthew Lorin began his postsecondary education at Tufts University, where he pursued a bachelor of arts in art history. Graduating in 1987, Matthew Lorin went on to attend the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont, where he enrolled in the graduate program for intercultural management and earned a certificate in training trainers. In 1989, he earned admission to the Harvard University, JFK School of Government, from which he earned his MPA in 1991.

Since earning his MPA, Matthew Lorin has served in senior leadership positions with various nonprofits and governmental organizations in New York and Washington, DC. He was the founding Executive Director of the Student Human Rights Exchange delivering technical assistance and communications technology to activists around the world and coordinate global actions to secure the release of political prisoners. He also served as Director on the National Security Council.

In 2001, Matthew Lorin moved to Hawaii, where he initially served as a director and managing partner of the Hawaii Opportunities Group, an incubator for small businesses and social ventures. He has since built expertise in education, serving as Education Program Officer at the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation and founding Executive Director of The Learning Coalition in 2011.

Since June 2016, he has served as the inaugural President of Oakland, California-based XQ Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to reimagining America's public high schools.