John Defterios

John K. Defterios (born April 7, 1961) is an American journalist best known for his work at CNN. He was CNN Business Emerging Markets Editor on CNN International. He left the company in May 2021, after 35 years.

Education

Defterios graduated from the University of Southern California in 1984 with degrees in journalism and political science.

Career

Defterios started as an intern at CNN when the network was launched in the early 1980s. He worked for Reuters Television from 1984 to 1992, serving as European correspondent and special series producer for ''Nightly Business Report'', a joint venture with PBS.

In 1988, Defterios served as European Correspondent and Bureau Chief based in London, managing the editorial joint-venture with Reuters Television. In that post, Defterios covered the fall of the Berlin Wall. In 1990-91, Defterios covered the Gulf War from Kuwait.

He has been a media leader of the World Economic Forum in 1996, chairs the CNNMoney Roundtable at the annual meeting in Davos and in 2013 chaired the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum with Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel.

He joined CNN in 1992, serving as a correspondent for Lou Dobbs Moneyline in New York City. He hosted World Business Today from 1994 to 1996 in London. He also served as anchor of Ahead of the Curve and Business Unusual and was principal anchor for CNNfn in New York. Since October 2007, Defterios has been hosting ''Marketplace Middle East'' on CNN International. In November 2011, he began presenting ''Global Exchange'', focusing on emerging markets, from Abu Dhabi. He is also currently CNN's Emerging Markets Editor.

The Californian has secured numerous exclusive interviews during breaking news stories including the UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs
on Day 1 of the 2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis and economic embargo against Qatar by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE.

Defterios was the first global broadcast journalist to enter Iran’s oil fields for a series of special reports after the 2015 P5+1 nuclear agreement.

External work

Beyond his work for CNN and CNNMoney.com, Defterios is a columnist for two of the leading English language newspapers in the Middle East and North Africa, ''Gulf News'' and ''Arab News''.

Defterios has covered oil and gas for the past three decades and has been recognized for his analysis of the sector.

Defterios has chaired leading global summits and forums for the past two decades including: World Economic Forum, OPEC Seminar, Atlantic Council Energy Summit, Gulf Intelligence Energy Forum, U.A.E. Government Summit, U.S.-Saudi Arabia Investment Summit, Islamic Development Bank Annual Meetings, International Monetary Fund Round table, International Renewable Energy Agency's Ministerial Round Tables, Africa Global Business Forum and St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Personal life

Defterios married Manuela Mirkos, at the time an employee of ''The New York Times'', in a Greek Orthodox ceremony on the island of Sifnos in 2002. He lives in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and reports to CNN on a regular basis from their London offices.

References

External links

John Defterios' profile
on CNN.com

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Living people
American television journalists
American people of Greek descent
21st-century American businesspeople
CNN people
1961 births
University of Southern California alumni
American male journalists