Maarten van Gestel is an accomplished journalist with experience at Trouw since September 2020 and previously at de Volkskrant from March 2019 to September 2020. Maarten van Gestel holds a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of Amsterdam, obtained between 2017 and 2019, and a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Radboud University, completed from 2014 to 2017. Additionally, Maarten van Gestel started studies at the Netherlands Film Academy in 2013, where a Propedeuse in Production was earned in 2014.