Matthias represents the United Nations for Development Programme (UNDP) on the Executive Board as an institutional member. He is the Director of the Regional Service Centre for Africa, UNDP. He has held senior leadership roles within the United Nations, including UN Resident Coordinator in Comoros and UNDP Country Director in Mozambique. Before his UN tenure, he was Resident Country Director in Liberia and Nigeria for the International Republican Institute, managing governance programs with USAID. He is passionate about driving transformational change on the African continent.