Professional Experience
6 Haber (6 News)
Anchor & Producer February 2009 to September 2009
• Anchoring hour-long international news hour
• Booking daily guests, writing, and producing segments
Freelance Writer
Foreign Policy Magazine November 2009
SHOP Istanbul December 2009
Q Magazine November 2007
Reuters Television
Reporter May 2007 to December 2008
• Writing daily news for business & technology coverage
• Writing & producing news packages
AT&T Tech Channel
Anchor & Producer June 2005 to April 2007
• Researching, writing, & delivering daily news, interviewing guests
Matter & Beyond (Everest Productions)
Host July 2006 to Present
• Host of program on science, religion, & philosophy
World’s Greatest Festivals (Curious Travelers Productions)
Host May 2006
• Hosted & booked guests for an insider’s view of the Kentucky Derby
The Inside Look (MN Network)
Producer & Reporter March 2003 to June 2005
• Booking guests & events for New York City Entertainment show; interviewing guests such as the cast of “The Sopranos”, film stars Chris Klein & Ryan Gosling, & musical stars Ashanti, Steve Winwood, Macy Gray, & The Black-Eyed Peas
Business World Review
Host June 2004 to February 2005
• Writing scripts & interviewing CEOs
Wall St. Reporter Television
Anchor/Reporter January to June 2004
• Booking guests, doing research, editing, & interviewing financial guests
CNBC
Reporter, CNBC World March to August 2003
• Researched, wrote & presented “Global Update”, a daily global geo-political & market news wrap-up
News Associate June 2001 to October 2003
• Produced segments for “Special Report with Maria Bartiromo”; entailed booking guests (such as George Soros, Benjamin Netanyahu, Andrea Bocelli, & Queen Noor), researching, pre-interviewing guests, interviewing related experts, writing scripts, & editing for voice-overs & packages
• Assisted reporters at the NYSE in their coverage of the open market
Director of Business Development
• Created a business plan to support a weekly show including: researching & choosing an advertising network for the sites, forming relationships with networks, portals, & headline aggregators to distribute our content
• Field Producing & Editing streaming video (technology news)
Merrill Lynch & Company January 1997 to June 1999
Marketing Analyst, Specialty Technology Research Sales
• Researched 14 Investment Banks’ Technology Client Services, specifically, Institutional Sales, Research, & Investment Banking as a special project for Management to allocate resources to the new Specialty Technology Desk
• Presented reports periodically to Sales & Research management
SMC Capital
Research Assistant June to December 2006
• Constructed five-year models for holdings and closely followed companies
• Followed a universe of 8000 stocks, comparing fundamentals & technicals
Personal Information
• English & French Double Major, University of Virginia 1996, cum laude, Echol’s Scholar, Dean’s List
• Merit Scholarship to attend Columbia University’s Reid Hall Program in Paris
• Involved in Phi Mu Sorority, “3.7” Literary Magazine, & “Virginia Literary Review”
• Charity Involvement: Co-founder of the “Rebuilding Afghanistan Foundation”, Volunteer at Mother Theresa’s Delhi Orphanage, Fundraiser for the “Children of War”, “Tanzanian Children’s Fund”, “East Side House”, “Grosvenor House”, “Love Heals” & “World Wildlife Foundation”
Laura Wells
Anchor, Reporter & Producer