Jon Ronson is a British-American journalist, author, and filmmaker. He is known for works such as 'Them: Adventures with Extremists' (2001), 'The Men Who Stare at Goats' (2004), and 'The Psychopath Test' (2011). Described as a gonzo journalist, Ronson produces informal but sceptical investigations of controversial fringe politics and science.

Ronson gained fame writing a column for Time Out, which he later adapted into a television series, 'The Ronson Mission', for BBC2 in 1993.