Matina was born and raised in Athens, Greece and read modern history and politics at Queen’s College, Oxford. She also has an MPA in public policy and management from the London School of Economics. Other than her present employers, she has written for the Economist, where she won the 2010 Marjorie Deane financial journalism award, and The Guardian. She is a regular commentator on matters revolving around the European economy for outlets such as the BBC, AlJazeera English, Sky News, CNN International and RTE. Before working for international media, she was editor in chief of the Greek newspapers City Press and Free Sunday and a London correspondent for Eleftherotypia. Information valid as of winter 2012.