About Speaker

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 of 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 theatlantic.com, politico.com, wilsonquarterly.com, washingtonpost.com, cnn.com and other publications. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the World Affairs Council.