Matt Mason

Matt Mason began his a career as a pirate radio and club DJ in London, going on to become Editor-in-Chief of the seminal magazine RWD. In 2004, he was selected as one of the faces of Gordon Brown’s Start Talking Ideas campaign, and was presented the Prince’s Trust London Business of the Year Award by HRH Prince Charles. He has written and produced TV series', comic strips, and records and his journalism has appeared in VICE, Complex and other publications in more than 12 countries around the world. He recently founded the non-profit media company Wedia with his wife Emily. He lives in New York City and is the author of The Pirate's Dilemma (Penguin, 2008).