Dr. Matthew K. Isaac
Dr. Matthew K. Isaac is a scholar, speaker, writer, and former Associate Vice Chancellor of Economic Development and Corporate Training in San Bernardino, California. He is the author of the novels Touched by Redeeming Love (2018) and Broken Chains (2025).
A recognized leader in economic and workforce development, Dr. Isaac played a pivotal role in securing nearly $25 million in competitive federal and state grants. These efforts yielded an estimated return on investment (ROI) of over $100 million for workforce training initiatives addressing the economic development needs of California’s Inland Empire.
Before his executive roles in California, Dr. Isaac served as a faculty member in the Humanities Department, Director of Health Care undergraduate programs, and Director of the Division of Contract Education at the University of Toledo in Ohio.
Dr. Isaac holds a Ph.D., an M.A. in English, and an M.A.E. in Education from the University of Toledo in Ohio, as well as an M.A. from Christ Church College in Kanpur and a B.S. in Biology from Kerala University. He resides in Southern California with his wife, Bina Susan Isaac, and has two adult children, Sonya and Shawn.
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BROKEN CHAINS
Broken Chains is a powerful historical love story about Sam, a Syrian Christian, and Devi, a Dalit woman (an Untouchable) from Kerala. Together, Sam and Devi defy India’s entrenched caste and religious boundaries, social rejection, and public shame in pursuit of a “forbidden love” and inter-caste marriage. Their love lays bare the centuries-old caste system, its legacy of servitude and bigotry, and the religious narratives that have long been used to justify social injustice.
Fearing continued oppression, they migrate to the United States. There, Sam’s groundbreaking research in evolutionary biology and genomics—particularly on the origins of the human species and the emergence of the caste system in India—exposes the “moral blindness” surrounding untouchability and bigotry. As a renowned evolutionary biologist, Sam writes a best-selling book that reveals the uncomfortable truths behind systemic caste oppression and racial injustice, earning him the Pulitzer Prize. Consequently, India bans both Sam’s controversial book and his re-entry into the country.