Rear Admiral Matthew Lewis Klunder (born June 24, 1960) was the Chief of Naval Research at the Office of Naval Research in Arlington, Virginia from 2011 to 2014. In July 2010, Klunder reported as director of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Capabilities Division, OPNAV N2/N6F2 following his assignment as the 83rd Commandant of Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy. Klunder was born in Newport News, Virginia and raised in Alexandria, Virginia; he attended Groveton High School and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1982.