Matthew Kalman

Matthew Kalman is a British journalist, author, and filmmaker based in Jerusalem. He reported on Israel and the Middle East for some of the world's leading print, broadcast, and digital media organizations before transitioning to the technology investment sector as Chief Content Officer of OurCrowd.

Early life and education Kalman was born to a Jewish family in London, England. He graduated from Cambridge University with an MA in History.

During the academic year 1983–84 he served as chairman of the Union of Jewish Students. the Financial Times, the New York Times, Time, Newsweek, the London Sunday Times, the New York Daily News, the Globe and Mail (Canada), the MIT Technology Review, Haaretz, and the Times of Israel. He also contributed to The Independent

Broadcast journalism Kalman served as a television reporter and contributor for PBS in the United States, Channel 4 News in the United Kingdom, CTV in Canada, and CCTV in China. He has been a radio commentator for BBC Radio and several Canadian radio programs.

The Jerusalem Report In January 2012, Kalman was appointed editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Report. He resigned from the post in August 2012 after being asked to implement a ten per cent budget cut. Kalman stated: "I would rather resign than try to produce the magazine on even more of a shoestring than we currently have."

Notable reporting

Sheikh Ahmed Yassin interview (1999) In May 1999, Kalman conducted an interview with Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, then the leader of Hamas, in which Yassin made a public peace offer to the incoming Israeli government of Ehud Barak. The interview attracted international attention as a rare direct statement of potential compromise from the Hamas leadership.

James Ossuary trial Kalman was the only journalist to attend and report on proceedings throughout the seven-year James Ossuary fraud trial in Jerusalem. The defendant, Oded Golan, was accused of forging the ossuary - a burial box purportedly belonging to James, the brother of Jesus. Golan was acquitted of the forgery charges in 2012. Kalman maintained a dedicated blog throughout the trial documenting the proceedings in detail.

OurCrowd Following his journalism career, Kalman joined OurCrowd, a Jerusalem-based equity crowdfunding investment platform described as Israel's most active high-tech investor, as Chief Content Officer and Head of Marketing. In this role he hosted and moderated major investment events and webinars, drawing on his journalism background to communicate with investors and the broader financial and technology community.

Books and film

The Murder of Yasser Arafat Kalman is the co-author, with crime novelist Matt Rees, of The Murder of Yasser Arafat, published in January 2013. The work investigates allegations that Yasser Arafat was murdered and draws on reporting conducted in Ramallah, Gaza, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem by two correspondents who covered the Palestinian Authority throughout Arafat's leadership.

Circumcise Me In 2008, Kalman co-directed and co-produced, with David Blumenfeld, the documentary film Circumcise Me: The Comedy of Yisrael Campbell. The film was screened at more than 50 film festivals in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, and broadcast on television in the United States and Israel.

Personal life Kalman lives in Jerusalem with his wife. They have four children.