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Nina Easton
One of the world’s leading interviewers, Nina Easton helps CEOs, global leaders, and cultural icons communicate their vision and stories whether on stage or virtually. With deep economic and political sophistication, she engages speakers and audiences to produce far-sighted conversations on how to navigate today’s hyper-speed, disruptive landscape. Her broad portfolio crosses business sectors–from finance and insurance to high-tech and energy–as well as U.S. and geopolitics.
An accomplished political historian and award-winning former Fortune magazine columnist, Easton is Co-CEO of SellersEaston Media, a firm dedicated to curating stories of leadership and impact. For more than a decade she co-chaired the Fortune Global Forum, bringing CEOs from around the world together, and chaired Fortune Most Powerful Women International, staging events in Asia, Canada, Europe, and the U.S. She has emceed and moderated live and virtual events for Fortune 1000 companies and industry associations, including SAP, Accenture, Microsoft, the US…
What Matters Now: An Overview of the Most Pressing Issues of The Day
A captivating speaker and regular TV news contributor, Easton runs through three major headlines of the day to paint a broad picture of the current state of the American experience. With intellectual depth and TV polish, she covers politics and the global economy to explain how we got here and where we’re going.
In addition to being a member of the “all-star panel” on FOX News' Special Report and FOX News Sunday, Easton has provided political commentary on NBC’s Meet the Press, CBS’ Face the Nation, ABC’s This Week, and more. Her Fortune magazine columns and in-depth features for both Fortune magazine and the Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine have garnered numerous top awards.
Political Trends Explaind
For more than a decade, when the election returns rolled in, Nina Easton was on-air to explain. She has covered scores of political conventions and elections on prime time TV, providing analysis as the news unfolded. In addition to being a member of the “all-star panel” on FOX News Special Report and FOX News Sunday, Easton has provided political commentary on NBC’s Meet the Press, CBS’s Face the Nation, ABC’s This Week, and many more. Her Fortune columns and in-depth features for both Fortune and The Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine have garnered numerous top awards. Easton literally “wrote the book” on the rise of today’s conservative movement, with her critically acclaimed Simon & Schuster book Gang of Five: Leaders at the Center of the Conservative Ascendancy. During the 2004 presidential race, she co-authored a biography of Democratic nominee John Kerry and, as The Boston Globe’s deputy bureau chief in Washington, helped shape that paper’s political coverage. In 2012, she was appointed a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, where she taught a seminar on the U.S. economy and that year’s presidential election, interviewing top speakers from both sides of the aisle.
Nina Easton: Accomplished Moderator & Emcee
Today more than ever, business leaders need to communicate a vision that unites and motivates. Author, TV commentator, and Fortune conference chair Nina Easton has decades of experience interviewing CEOs, global leaders, and politicians–producing compelling and authentic narratives on stage. She is also an accomplished emcee of multi-day business events and a lively moderator for webcasts.
From leading global CEOs to the Vatican to producing and emceeing business summits in Hong Kong, London and the US, Nina is a world-class moderator and emcee, adept at helping business leaders communicate their stories and message. She currently serves as co-chair of the Fortune Global Forum and chair of Fortune Most Powerful Women International. At the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Nina brings diplomats and high-profile international figures to the stage for insightful and lively interviews.
With wit and intelligence, Nina helps people and businesses navigate today’s disruptive political and business environments. She also brings a sincere interest in hearing back from her audience, with lively question-and-answer periods that enhance the personal connection and give listeners an opportunity to showcase their own views and ideas.
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