A Builder, A Family Man, A Californian Matthew Chase Levy is an Oakland Family Man, physicist, and builder who believes California’s greatest strength has always been its ability to turn bold ideas into real progress. His calling to public service did not come from politics, but from working inside the systems that decide whether innovation reaches people or gets stuck in theory. He is running for Governor because he sees a flashing warning sign. California still invents the future, but it is losing its ability to build it. Matthew knows it is later than we think, but never too late to lead. He is not a professional politician, and that is the point. California can be both ambitious and functional, and he intends to prove it. It's later than we think, but it's never too late. Dad: Father to an 11 year old. Proud Oakland resident. Entrepreneur: **Fusion & Clean Energy** entrepreneur. Founded and led AI-for-science startup Noble.ai & invested in many companies in AI and fusion through AeBlue, a clean energy group based in California. International Experience: 1st American Physicist Royal Society Newton International Fellow, worked in Tokyo, Japan, & Board of Trustees of The Washington Institute.