Matthew Goldstein (born November 10, 1941) is the former chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY).
Goldstein is credited for raising CUNY admissions standards, creating thousands of additional full-time faculty positions, and otherwise reforming a system deemed by a 1999 mayoral task force report to be "an institution adrift."
Under Goldstein's leadership, the State's Teacher Certification exams rose above a 98% pass-rate, and CUNY's first capital fundraising campaign successfully raised over $1.4 billion.
[4][5] Goldstein's honors include the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Academic Leadership Award (2007).
Goldstein is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and the Golden Key International Honour Society.