Matthew Friedman — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Won Public Affairs Asia's Gold Standard Award for Communicator of the Year in 2017.
Founder and CEO of The Mekong Club, a Hong Kong-based nonprofit organization established in 2012.
Authored several fiction and nonfiction books, including "Where Were You?: A Profile of Modern Slavery" (2016) and "Be the Hero: Be the Change" (2020).
Served as Regional Project Manager for the United Nations International Project on Human Trafficking (UNIAP/UNDP) from 2006 to 2012.
Managed and directed tens of millions of dollars for humanitarian portfolios impacting millions of people for the World Bank, U.S. State Department, and United Nations.
Delivered over 900 presentations, including 129 keynote speeches, to more than 90,000 people across 20 nations over 7 years.
Holds a Master's degree in Health Education and a Bachelor's degree in Biology and Psychology.

Biography

Matthew S. Friedman is an American human rights advocate and a global expert on modern slavery and human trafficking. He is the founder and chief executive officer of The Mekong Club, a Hong Kong-based nonprofit organization he established in 2012. The Mekong Club mobilizes the private sector to identify and address modern slavery in their supply chains.