Matt Salvatierra is the chief financial officer for Seton Education Partners. In his role, he oversees the financial and real estate strategy for Brilla Charter Schools in the Bronx, as well as for Seton nationally. Prior to joining Seton, Matt served as the operations and finance director for Cornelia Connelly Center, an independent, Catholic middle school serving girls from low-income families in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. He began his career in education as a middle school teacher at Nativity Mission Center in New York City, and from there went on to work in a variety of settings—public, private and charter—all with the goal of breaking the cycle of poverty through education. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in religion from Harvard University, a master’s degree in adolescent education from Fordham University, and a master’s degree in educational leadership from New York University. He lives just north of the Bronx with his wife and three children.