Iva Zoric
Summary
Strategic communications executive with 27 years of experience in journalism, media relations, crisis management, partnerships, and individual and institutional brand building. Trusted media and policy advisor to a broad range of leading public intellectuals, foreign policy experts, authors, journalists, and organizations. Peabody and duPont-Columbia award-winning television producer of programs on international news, arts and culture, business, and technology, for PBS, BBC World News, and ABC News. Consulting producer on documentaries for HBO/Vice and PBS.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA RELATIONS
Council on Foreign Relations
06.2012 - 10.2024
- Company Overview: Premier independent, nonpartisan foreign policy think tank, membership organization, and publisher of Foreign Affairs
- Led communications and media strategies, digital marketing, partnerships, brand, and crisis management for the premier independent, nonpartisan foreign policy think tank, membership organization, and publisher of Foreign Affairs, supporting its mission and enhancing its influence
- Served as the president's advisor on executive positioning, media strategy, and editorial issues
- Served as CFR's chief spokesperson, engaging with U.S
- And international media on a broad range of foreign policy issues and crisis responses
- Consulted HBO/Vice and PBS documentaries based on books by CFR president Richard Haass
- Managed teams of fifteen+ people and effectively collaborated with colleagues across the institution
- Developed and successfully executed projects and partnerships with leading media organizations (PBS, NPR, Vice News), providing invaluable expert analysis on foreign policy issues to broader audiences
- Premier independent, nonpartisan foreign policy think tank, membership organization, and publisher of Foreign Affairs
EDITORIAL PRODUCER
ABC News
06.2011 - 06.2012
- Produced weekly live interviews with U.S
- And foreign policy leaders, working closely with anchors Christiane Amanpour, then with George Stephanopoulos on editorial decisions, bookings, research, and questions
- Field-produced pieces to enhance and illustrate in-depth discussions about news developments
- Produced digital content for the ABC News/Yahoo program anchored by Christiane Amanpour
SENIOR PRODUCER
BBC World News
09.2007 - 04.2011
- Led interview strategy for the BBC World News America program and across all BBC World News platforms, overseeing all White House, Congress, and Senate bids, and producing news-breaking interviews with President Barack Obama, his cabinet members, and foreign dignitaries
- Produced interviews and pieces for BBC World News America, working closely with anchors Katty Kay and Matt Frei and winning Peabody (2009) and duPont-Columbia (2010) awards
SENIOR PRODUCER
PBS
09.1997 - 08.2007
- Led and oversaw editorial direction of the leading hour-long nightly interview program, including ideas, bookings, research, writing, and editing
- Produced all daily interviews with newsmakers and top-level journalists
- Field-produced exclusive interviews including with Bashar al-Assad, Hosni Mubarak, Shimon Peres, Mohammad Khatami, Jacques Chirac, and Tony Blair
- Served as an interim Executive Producer, managing a team of 20 and driving all editorial decisions and overseeing all aspects of production
- Produced the Charlie Rose Special editions featuring profiles of U.S
- And global leaders, artists, scientists, and business executives
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
Tufts University
Medford, MAMaster of Arts Program - Philosophy
Columbia University
New York, NYSkills
- Executive advisor on strategic communications, media, editorial
Timeline
VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA RELATIONS
Council on Foreign Relations
06.2012 - 10.2024
EDITORIAL PRODUCER
ABC News
06.2011 - 06.2012
SENIOR PRODUCER
BBC World News
09.2007 - 04.2011
SENIOR PRODUCER
PBS
09.1997 - 08.2007
Master of Arts Program - Philosophy
Columbia University
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
Tufts University
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