Jill Dougherty is an expert on Russia. She is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies, and a CNN on-air Contributor, commenting on Russia-related issues. She has pursued research on Russia and the media as a fellow at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government; at the Woodrow Wilson Center; and at the International Centre for Defence and Security in Tallinn, Estonia. Jill Dougherty served as CNN correspondent for three decades.

Her area of expertise is Russia and the post-Soviet region. She served as CNN's Moscow Bureau Chief for almost a decade.

Other postings include: White House correspondent, Foreign Affairs Correspondent covering U.S. State Department, U.S. Affairs Editor, and Managing Editor CNN International, Asia-Pacific, based in Hong Kong.

She is the author of My Russia: What I Saw Inside the Kremlin, published in 2024. Her articles, book reviews and commentary have appeared in The Atlantic, Politico, Wilson Quarterly, Washington Post, CNN and other publications. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the World Affairs Council.