Matthew Lee is a doctoral candidate in the Organizational Behavior and Entrepreneurial Management units at Harvard Business School. His current research focuses on social entrepreneurship as a setting for institutional hybridization, the process by which multiple existing organizational templates recombine into innovative organizational practices. Other, ongoing research examines corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the role of voluntary actors in the emergence of new industries.

Matthew’s teaching activities include serving as the head Teaching Fellow for the undergraduate social entrepreneurship course at Harvard College, which he also helped to design. He serves on the boards of the International Spark Program, a leadership and entrepreneurship development program in the Republic of Georgia, and UP, a national, social media-based movement addressing substance abuse in America's middle schools.

Prior to his academic career, Matthew was a consultant with the Bridgespan Group, a management consultancy serving non-profit organizations. He is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University and a past Fulbright scholar. Outside of work, he enjoys volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, travel photography, marathon running and Phillies baseball.