Matthew Eitel is the Director for US Policy at Minerva Technology Futures and a Fellow with the Tech Policy Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).

At Minerva, Matthew leads the firm's coverage of US technology policy and economic statecraft. He tracks how export controls, tariffs, and other measures coming out of Washington are reshaping politics, technology, and business across the Atlantic, Asia, and beyond. At CEPA, his research focuses on the transatlantic tech stack, AI governance, and US alignment with Europe and other allies on China.

Matthew previously served as CEPA's Chief of Staff. In that role, he advised CEPA's President and CEO and led the Executive Office across organizational strategy, business development, external communications, and strategic partnerships. Before that, he was Special Assistant to the President and CEO and a Program Officer in the Tech Policy Program. Earlier, he researched economic sanctions at The Brookings Institution.

Matthew's research and commentary have been cited by POLITICO, Euractiv, Fortune, Euronews, and congressional staff reports from the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission and the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He graduated with Highest Distinction and Honors in Public Affairs from Indiana University's O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, earning a BSPA in Policy Analysis.