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Todd Benjamin

Former CNN Financial Editor, Financial and Economic Expert, Moderator and Interviewer

Todd Benjamin is well known to television audiences across the globe. For 26 years he worked as an anchor.

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Todd Benjamin is well known to television audiences across the globe. For 26 years he worked as an anchor, correspondent, and financial editor for CNN. During that time he was based in Washington DC, New York, Tokyo, and London. An award winning journalist, Todd has interviewed everyone from Mikhail Gorbachev to Bill Clinton to Alan Greenspan.

Todd has also interviewed several of the world’s leading CEOs including Jack Welch, Lou Gerstner, and Carlos Ghosn in his CNN series, Benjamin’s Boardroom. Todd now devotes much of his time to speaking and moderating conferences and events for businesses and organizations around the world. Todd’s wide-ranging international experience and informed opinions, combined with his engaging style have made Todd a sought after speaker, moderator and interviewer of key business and political leaders. Todd works closely with his clients to ensure that their conferences and meetings will be energizing and informative.

Todd continues to appear on CNN as an independent analyst to provide live commentary and analysis and to write a blog for the CNN website where his views on the economy, financial markets, energy and other issues are widely followed. Todd is a senior advisor to Xynteo, an international management consultancy whose clients include Gazprom, Wilhelmsen, Deutsche Bank and many others. Todd is also a visiting lecturer in leadership at the London Business School Executive Education program. Todd is married with one child..

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Analysis of Current European and World Markets

Moderator / Interviewer / Conference Host

The World Economic Outlook

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Benjamin Tod, "Sorry for the Things," // GemsOnVHS™
Lost Dog Street Band, "War Inside of Me," // GemsOnVHS™

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