Anderson Cooper

CNN Anchor; former correspondent on CBS' 60 Minutes

Anderson Cooper anchors Anderson Cooper 360, Before joining CNN, Cooper was an ABC News correspondent and host of the network's reality program, The Mole. Cooper anchored ABC's live, interactive news and interview program, World News Now, as well as providing reports for World News Tonight, 20/20 and 20/20 Downtown. Previously, he was a New York-based correspondent for ABC News, reporting primarily for World News Saturday/Sunday. Cooper joined ABC from Channel One News, where he served as chief international correspondent. During that time, he reported and produced stories from Bosnia, Iran, Israel, Russia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa and Vietnam. He also reported national stories that were broadcast over the Channel One News school television network and seen in more than 12,000 classrooms nationwide. Cooper graduated from Yale University in 1989 with a bachelor of arts degree in political science. He also studied Vietnamese at the University of Hanoi. Cooper is based in New York City.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

Jonathan Larsen Progressive journalist, producer

• Position

Business Positions

CBS News News division of CBS Corporation

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CNN U.S. cable TV network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner; owned by Time Warner

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Positions

60 Minutes weekly CBS News TV program

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Government Positions

Central Intelligence Agency

• Internship*

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

H. Richter Elser Republican candidate for US Congress from New Haven CT (3rd District) - 2002

• 1 contribution · 250 USD ('01)

Memberships

Clinton Global Initiative Annual conference that coincides with U.N. General Assembly in NY.

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Family

Gloria Vanderbilt Fashion designer, artist and heiress; estate was reported to be worth an approximate $1.5 million at her death

• mother

Wyatt Cooper Mississippi writer

• Father

Schools

Central Intelligence Agency

• School

Dalton School One of the most expensive prep schools in the US

• High School Diploma

Yale University Private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut - founded in 1701

• BA, Political Science (?→'89)