John Defterios Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2000, he became the president of the production company FBC Media
• Is a former Chairman of the Business Week Leadership Forums
• Graduated from the University of Southern California in 1984
• Started out in broadcasting as an intern for CNN in 1984
• Is known for primarily focusing on broadcasts about business dealings in emerging global markets
• Was the London bureau chief at Reuters Television in 1988, where he helped cover the fall of the Berlin Wall
• Has served as the media leader of the World Economic Forum