Jelena Matić currently coordinates the Earth Investigations Programme, a project supporting environmental investigative journalism on European affairs both within and beyond Europe. She studied French Language and Literature at the Faculty of Philology, University of Serbia, and holds a diploma in Interpretation and Translation. She speaks six languages and has worked for the UNHCR. In 2020, she was a team member of the OSCE Mission for the Legislative Elections in Serbia. She has lived in Belgrade, Warsaw, and Istanbul, and is currently based in Brussels.