Noah Charney is an author, lecturer, editor, and columnist. He holds Masters degrees in art history from The Courtauld Institute and University of Cambridge, and a PhD from University of Ljubljana. He is Adjunct Professor of Art History at the American University of Rome and at University of Ljubljana, and is the founder of ARCA, the Association for Research into Crimes against Art, a non-profit research group on issues in art crime (www.artcrimeresearch.org). His work in the field of art crime has been praised in such forums as The New York Times Magazine, Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, BBC Radio, National Public Radio, El Pais, Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Tatler among others. As a presenter and guest expert, he has appeared on radio and television, including BBC, ITV, CNBC, National Geographic, and CBS. He is in constant demand as a lecturer: he has given popular TEDx talks, was a finalist for the main TED event, and teaches a Guardian Masterclass called How to Write About Art.