Michelle Caruso-Cabrera has 30 years of experience at the nexus of finance, economic development, and communication. She is the chief executive of MCC Productions and a CNBC Contributor.

Caruso-Cabrera was the first Latina anchor at CNBC and first Chief International Correspondent. She spent 20+ years covering economic crises and international markets and interviewing presidents, prime ministers, and CEOS. She began her career at Univisión Spanish-language news in 1991. In 1993, she received an Emmy for a series she co-produced on the AIDS Crisis. She sits on the International Advisory Board of the Instituto Empressa in Madrid and serves as board president of Ballet Hispánico in NYC. She is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of NY, and the Latino Corporate Directors Association. In 2023, she joined the boards of Wendy’s and Del Real Foods, a portfolio company of Palladium Equity.

Michelle has a BA in economics from Wellesley College.