Matt Gianneschi

Matt Gianneschi is the tenth president of Colorado Mountain College, a local district, Dual Mission, Hispanic-Serving Institution with 11 campuses serving Colorado’s mountain resort region. He was appointed by the CMC Board of Trustees in 2024. 

Gianneschi served for a decade as CMC’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff, playing an integral role in building the college into the financially stable, diverse, and innovative institution it is today. The child of college educators, Gianneschi can still be found in CMC classrooms teaching courses in economics and history from time to time. 

Before arriving at CMC, Gianneschi served in numerous executive roles in education, philanthropy, and state government. He was a vice president at the Education Commission of the States, a national, nonpartisan education policy nonprofit; deputy executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education; senior education advisor to Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.; and chief academic officer for the Colorado Department of Higher Education. 

He was the vice president of Student Services at the Community College of Aurora and served as one of the directors of the Daniels College Prep and Scholarship Program at the Daniels Fund, one of the nation’s largest philanthropically funded college access programs. Gianneschi has served on numerous national, state, and local boards and advisory councils. He is the past chair of the board of directors for AVID, a national college readiness nonprofit organization and currently serves on the El Pomar Foundation’s Northwest Council.