hBalazs was born in Boston, Massachusetts.[3] His father, Endre Alexander Balazs, was a research professor at Harvard Medical School, founded the Retina Foundation and the Boston Biomedical Research Institute, and was the director of ophthalmic research at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.[1][4] His mother, Eva K Balazs, was a psychologist at McLean Hospital, and later formed the New New Orleans Jazz Band.[1][5]

Balazs graduated from Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School, a private preparatory school in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[6] He graduated from Cornell University and was a member of the Quill and Dagger Society.[7] Balazs also attended the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism where he earned a joint master's degree in journalism and business.

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Member of Quill & Dagger Society

From 1913 to 1984, Quill and Dagger had at least one member in the U.S. Congress every single year.[18] In recent decades, the society has had a strong presence in the U.S. State Department and related government positions, with two National Security Advisors