Matthew Hightower

Matthew Hightower is the CEO of Next Epoch Tech inc. DBA Class2Class which is a Benefit corporation focused on helping educational institutions around the world connect, create, and manage partnerships with other educational institutions, businesses, and organizations to create virtually collaborative: courses, projects, and internships. During Matthews time at Class2Class he has helped create one of the largest and most diverse online partnership and collaboration networks in higher education, connecting instructors, administrators, and students in thousands of collaborations at over 355 universities around the world. Matthew has given talks worldwide on the future of higher education and facilitated innovative workshops centered around creating ideas and practices for Global Education in the 21st century. Before starting Class2Class Matthew was an entrepreneur in residence at the Center for Language and Technology Innovation at the University of Hawaii Manoa.