Matt Hyde (CEO)
Matt Hyde (born 22 February 1975) is a British charity worker, currently Chief Executive of The Scout Association, the UK’s largest coeducational youth movement. He was appointed in April 2013.
Hyde oversaw the introduction of the Association’s Strategic Plan 2014-18, Scouting for All, which places emphasis on inclusion, growth, youth leadership and community impact.
Background
Hyde is a former Chief Executive of the National Union of Students (NUS). Prior to that he was General Manager of Goldsmiths College Students' Union, Deputy General Manager of King's College London Students' Union and President of the University of London Union.
Hyde graduated with a First Class degree in English from Queen Mary College, University of London where he was President of the Students' Union for two years. He also has an MBA from Westminster Business School.
Hyde is Vice-chair of the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) and is a trustee of Step Up to Serve. He is also a Patron of UNLOCK (the National Association of Reformed Offenders) and received an Honorary Fellowship from Queen Mary College, University of London in 2012.
References
- http://www.qmul.ac.uk/alumni/notablealumni/index.html
- https://www.westminster.ac.uk/30-years-of-mba/graduate-profiles/matt-hyde