Paweł Mateusz Machcewicz (born April 27, 1966, in Warsaw) is a Polish historian and university professor.

In 1993 Machcewicz defended the doctorate, and in 2000 received a post-doctoral degree in humanities in the field of Political Theories.

He was a grant recipient from the Fulbright Foundation of the Georgetown University and from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs among others.

In 1999-2006 Paweł Machcewicz acted as the editor of one of the featured departments of the historical magazine "Mówią wieki".

From 2000 to 2006 he served as president of the Biuro Edukacji Publicznej (Bureau of Public Education) at the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN).