Mathias lives in Norway with his kiwi wife and two kids. He is an official TYPO3 project ambassador and active promoter of open source ideas and ideals around the world.
In November 2016 Mathias Bolt Lesniak was elected as first assessor of the TYPO3 Association by the Expert Advisory Board. He takes over the responsibility for the press and communications work from Olivier Dobberkau, who held this position as interim for a year.