Matt Brand is a husband and a father of two teenaged daughters. He is a self-proclaimed (and others-proclaimed) nerd, a professional software engineer, an elected member of his local school board, and a life-long summer camp person. While he believes he is a funny person, his daughters think he's "mostly cringe.” Matt and his daughters agree to disagree. Matt has been writing about his parenting experience for 15 years and "Nature & Nurture: A Journey Through the Fog of Parenting" is his first book. His second book, “The Paradox of Fine: A Midlife Health Transformation” was released in January of 2025. His newest book, "Welcome to Camp: A Family's Guide to the Summer Camp Journey" was released in October of 2025. So far, he has written 3 books about 3 totally different topics -- but all things he's passionate about. He and his family live in the Boston area.