Origins: Born in Evanston, Illinois, 1972, to William and Claudia Thompson Raised in Long Beach, California Education: Stanford University, B.S., Biological Sciences, June, 1994. Harvard University, Ph.D., OEB, October, 2002. Family: Susannah Vance Hobbies: Tying very small knots Swallowing quarters Being fussy Opening cans Hoarding pennies Photography Running What Per Rigler thinks I look like Matt in Argentina

Matt drinking beer, age 4 months