Matt Zbrog is a journalist covering STEM, higher education, and professional advocacy. His 2021 feature, “The Myth of the Self-Made American Billionaire,” was quoted prominently in the Washington Post.

Blessed with a wide beat, he’s interviewed the FBI, DEA, ATF, and EPA about their forensic science divisions, and profiled cutting-edge research in quantum, nuclear, and mechanical engineering.

A 2016 alum of UC Berkeley’s Journalism for Social Change program, his long-running journalist advocacy for nurses and nurse practitioners has contributed to policy discussions in state legislatures, the New York Times, and elsewhere.