Dr. Vincent Matthews

Dr.​ Vincent Matthews​ ​served​ ​as​ ​the superintendent ​of​ ​the​ San Francisco Unified School District for the past five years retiring July 2022.

A​ ​native​ ​of​ ​San​ ​Francisco,​ ​Vincent​ ​Matthews​ ​completed​ ​his​ ​K-12​ ​education​ ​as​ ​a​ ​student​ in the San Francisco Unified School District. Following​ ​graduation from​ ​JE McAteer High School,​ ​Matthews​ ​earned​ ​his​ ​Bachelor​ ​of​ ​Arts,​ ​Master of Arts in Educational Administration ​and​ ​eventually​ ​his​ ​Doctorate​ ​in​ ​Education all from​ ​San​ ​Francisco​ ​State​ ​University.​ ​Early​ ​in​ ​his​ ​career​ ​as​ ​an​ ​educator​ ​he​ ​taught​ ​at​ George Washington Carver Elementary​ ​School​ ​and​ ​served​ ​as​ an elementary ​principal​, a high school assistant principal and a middle school principal.

Before​ ​the​ ​San​ ​Francisco​ ​Board​ ​of​ ​Education​ ​selected​ ​Dr.​ ​Matthews​ ​to​ ​serve​ ​as​ ​superintendent,​ ​Matthews​ ​served the​ ​California​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Education​ ​as​ ​the​ ​state-appointed​ ​superintendent​ ​of​ ​Inglewood​ ​Unified​ ​School​ ​District. Prior​ ​to​ ​serving​ ​in​ ​Inglewood,​ ​Matthews​ ​led​ ​the​ ​San​ ​Jose​ ​Unified​ ​School​ ​District​ ​as​ ​superintendent​ ​for​ ​5​ ​1/2​ ​years where​ ​he​ ​is​ ​credited​ ​with​ ​raising​ ​academic​ ​achievement,​ ​narrowing​ ​the​ ​achievement​ ​gap​ ​between​ ​Latino​ ​and​ ​white students,​ ​and​ ​passing​ ​landmark​ ​agreements​ ​with​ ​the​ ​San​ ​Jose​ ​teacher’s​ ​union.​ ​Prior​ ​to​ ​working​ ​in​ ​San​ ​Jose,​ ​he served​ ​as​ ​a​ ​state-appointed​ ​superintendent​ ​for​ ​Oakland​ ​Unified​.

In January of 2020, Dr. Matthews began as an adjunct faculty member in the Educational Administration Program teaching prospective administration candidates at his alma mater San Francisco State University.