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Matthew Chen

Captain · DISC type DS
President at UBC CAPACity
📍 Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Matthew is the President of UBCs Urban Planning Club, CAPACity, and a student of Urban Studies at the University of British Columbia. His experience includes internships at PCL Construction and Seaspan, and he recently completed a certification in Agentic Artificial Intelligence.

Passionate about creating sustainable and inclusive communities, Matthew actively fosters civic engagement. He leads his club in organizing events like design challenges and walking tours, and has represented the club on the Urbanism Vancouver podcast to contribute to broader discussions on city planning.

He participated in a joint UBC-National University of Singapore program, co-authoring a project on "blue-green urbanism" to improve city liveability.

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Experience
3 Years
Current Role
President
Location
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Personality Overview

How Matthew shows up

Decisive But Calm
Output-Driven
Dynamic But Sincere

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Priorities

Topics Matthew cares about

Urban Planning
As President of UBC's urban planning club, he organizes events like transit competitions and design challenges to engage the community in city design.
Blue-Green Urbanism
Explored sustainable city design in a joint program with the National University of Singapore, focusing on the relationship between nature and liveability in urban developments.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
President
UBC CAPACity
5-2023 - 5-2025
Co-President
UBC CAPACity
5-2022 - 5-2023
Vice President
UBC CAPACity
8-2022
Residence Advisor
The University of British Columbia
5-2025 - 8-2025
Health, Safety, and Environment Administrative Intern
PCL Construction
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Media appearances

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Education
9-2021 - 6-2026
Bachelor of Arts - BA
The University of British Columbia
1-2025 - 5-2025
Exchange
National University of Singapore
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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