Paul Mattessich

Paul Mattessich, executive director of Wilder Research since 1982, has built a multidisciplinary research team devoted to increasing the effectiveness of services, organizations, and policies intended to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities. Since 2000, Mattessich has worked regularly in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with youth development and civic engagement organizations that promote democratic skills to bring communities together and to resolve conflict. He currently sits on the boards of the Hamm Memorial Psychiatric Clinic and Park Square Theatre. He also serves as first chair of the Community Oversight Board, an independent group formed to promote best research ethics in studies conducted by the University of Minnesota.