Matt Peterson

Matt is a senior economics writer at CNBC. He covers public policy, economics and financial markets on-air and on the web. He is known for his well-sourced reporting on the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve . He previously served as an editor at The Atlantic and Barron's . He also worked as chief of staff at the geopolitics consulting firm Eurasia Group, among other positions. Matt received a bachelor's degree from Tufts University and a master's in international relations from the London School of Economics.