Matthew Kolasa is an attorney and journalist. He received his law license after completing his JD in International Law and MA in International Relations at Boston University, as well as an MSt in Art History at the University of Oxford and BA in History and Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. He was an editor at Fair Observer from 2010 to 2011. He has traveled to 30 countries and is fluent in French and Polish and familiar with Japanese and German. He was a champion fencer and was 2nd in the junior world cup rankings.