MATT ALESEVICH | NEW YORK, NY
Matt is a NYC-based writer with 15+ years of experience in tech, entertainment, media and international affairs.
He’s been trusted writing for the world’s biggest brands including Google, American Express, Mastercard, Samsung, Calvin Klein and Converse.
His global human interest stories have appeared on Vice, Al Jazeera +, The Daily Beast, Public Radio International and more. Some noteworthy adventures are chronicled below.
United Nations, NYC
In 2015, I was called upon to be the press van driver in President Barack Obama's motorcade.
Pyeongyang, North Korea
In 2013, I was granted the rare North Korean visa. Here, atop Kim Il-Sung Square, I sit where Kim Jong-Un can be seen viewing military parades below.
Kirkuk, Iraq
In May 2017, I interviewed General Azad of the Peshmerga - the Kurdish forces clearing Kirkuk of ISIS. In Kurdish, Peshmerga translates to "those who face death."
Athens, Greece
In 2016, I was a camp coordinator at Skaramagas, Greece's biggest refugee camp. Here I'm pictured with some camp residents I mentored.
Cusco, Peru
In 2010, some friends from around the world and I helped promote a children's festival of peace with Aldea Yanapay - a local after school program.