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Matthew Shudtz is a law and policy research professional with the Institute of Government’s Infrastructure and Community Resilience Team. Much of his work supports the Defense Community Resilience Program. Shudtz was previously a research professional at the UGA College of Engineering’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, where he supported an interdisciplinary team advancing the practice of finding nature-based solutions to promote climate resilience. He has extensive experience in legal research and policy advocacy, having spent nearly 15 years working at a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, the Center for Progressive Reform, where he was an analyst and, later, executive director.