Matt Alsdorf is an Associate Director at CEPP and Co-Director of Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research. He is a nationally recognized expert in pretrial advancement, with a focus on the national, state, and local legal landscapes. Mr. Alsdorf is an experienced lawyer and nonprofit leader whose work has focused on improving criminal justice policies and practices and enhancing the delivery of justice, particularly in the pretrial space. Mr. Alsdorf was formerly Vice President of Criminal Justice at the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, where he had primary responsibility for strategy and giving. Mr. Alsdorf has taught criminal procedure at Fordham Law School, served as a visiting lecturer at Yale Law School, and developed and taught a Yale College seminar on constitutional law.