Vijay Mathew is Associate Director of HowlRound: A Center for the Theater Commons at Emerson College and is privileged to assist a talented team by leading HowlRound's development of online knowledge sharing platforms and its notions of cultural innovation. Prior to his current position, he was the Coordinator for the NEA New Play Development Program for two years, as well as a Theater Communication Group New Generations Future Leader grant recipient under David Dower's mentorship in new work at Arena Stage in Washington, DC. Vijay has a MFA from New School University and a BA from University of Chicago.