Ben Schamisso is a multimedia journalist. Born in Brussels, his native language is French. He also speaks English, Spanish and Dutch. After 18 years spent in Belgium, he moved to England and earned his Bachelor in Communication Studies in Cambridge, with a First Class Honors degree.

He is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Journalism at the Medill School of Journalism of Northwestern University. He plans to concentrate in broadcast journalism. He will graduate in August 2012.