Jeanne Meserve

Jeanne Meserve uses the skills developed during her decades in live television to moderate virtual and in person panels, townhalls and interviews. She expertly engages her guests and her audiences by asking the right question, listening, following up and encouraging interaction. Her meticulous research, wide range of knowledge and years of experience have made her a go-to moderator, facilitator, emcee, and host for organizations all around the world.

Jeanne Meserve uses the skills developed during her decades in live television to moderate virtual and in person panels, townhalls and interviews. She expertly engages her guests and audiences by asking the right questions, listening, following up and encouraging interaction. Her meticulous research, wide range of knowledge and years of experience have made her a go-to moderator, facilitator, emcee, and host for organizations all around the world.

Awards

Emmy Award Winner Jeanne Meserve

Jeanne Meserve is an International Security Analyst for Canada’s CTV News, and is host of the NatSec Tech podcast for the Special Competitive Studies Project. She has been an anchor and correspondent for CNN and ABC News, winning two Emmy Awards, and an Edward R. Murrow Award. She also contributed to two CNN Peabody Awards for coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf Oil Spill, and anchored CNN’s award-winning coverage of Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination and the death of Princess Diana.

Meserve moderates on a wide array of subjects for groups including AtlanticLIVE, the Munich Security Conference, the International Women’s Forum and many other organizations.

Meserve currently serves as a member of the Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity, a bipartisan consortium of leaders from the US and Europe in the fields of politics, technology, media and business. The group works to identify emerging threats to free and fair elections, and develop strategies to mitigate them.

She is also a member of the Homeland Security Experts Group, serves on the board of directors of the Space Foundation, and is an honorary member of the Red Cross Tiffany Circle.

In the immediate aftermath of the September 11th attacks Meserve established the homeland security beat for CNN. On the ground in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, she was the first to report on the devastating flooding inundating portions of the city. Among her other assignments: the Washington snipers, the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping, and the Virginia Tech shootings. As State Department Correspondent for ABC News she reported from China, the Middle East and Europe.

Meserve received a B.A. in English Literature from Middlebury College, and is a recipient of the college’s Alumni Achievement Award.

“Jeanne Meserve is one of the best moderators in the business. Just as comfortable with heads of state as with ordinary voters, she always guides the discussion in refreshing, stimulating, and often unexpected ways.”
- Peter Van Praagh, President, Halifax International Security Forum
“For every program that Jeanne is part, the caliber and quality of the event rises exponentially. She does her homework; respects the talent and information she engages; and makes sure the audience is a full shareholder in the program from beginning to end. If you have the opportunity to work with her – DO IT! She is a joy to work with.”
- Rich Cooper, Vice President Strategic Communications and Outreach, Space Foundation
"Inviting Jeanne Meserve to speak at our event was one of the best decisions we have made. She is an incredible resource on a variety of topics and brings a comfortable, candid, and refreshing presence to the stage that makes her easy to watch and learn from. The opposite of a canned speech, she customized her talk seamlessly to our senior-level audience, using the very communications tools she teaches to effectively engage them to put the phones down and focus. The talk was highly practical, immediately applicable, and accomplished all of our objectives for the session. Our members are already asking when we can invite her back, and we look forward to it."
- Eleanor Rosiak Executive Director WBL
“Jeanne Meserve is an exceptionally adept moderator. She clearly prepares for each engagement with the rigor and professionalism that you would accept from a person with her distinguished and decorated background. Jeanne provides both valuable insights as well as a sense of humor that ensures the on-stage production is well received. Behind the scenes, Jeanne makes sure that all the speakers and members of the audience know what to expect and are able to fully participate in fulsome discussions. We will use Jeanne again and again. She is simply the best.”
-Maryscott Greenwood, Chief Executive Officer Canadian American Business Council

Moderating Services

Jeanne Meserve moderates one-on-one interviews, panel discussions and townhall-style meetings for organizations all over the world.

Topics have included national security, politics, media, space, environment, health, education, and business.

With the skills she developed as an anchor and reporter Jeanne excels at identifying key issues, synthesizing information and creating conversations. She believes a good discussion should be energetic, informative, and thought provoking.

Jeanne works closely with her clients and deeply researches each subject and each participant to determine the trajectory of each conversation for maximum impact.