Bianna Golodryga

Bianna Golodryga, a dynamic Senior Global Affairs Analyst for CNN, has built an illustrious career as an on-air correspondent. Her impressive track record includes serving as a co-host for CBS This Morning and leading Yahoo!’s News and Finance as an anchor alongside Katie Couric, steering the coverage of pivotal news and financial stories. Golodryga’s tenure at ABC as the weekend co-anchor of “Good Morning America” from 2010-2014 marked a period during which the program dominated its Saturday morning timeslot in viewership. Her contribution to ABC extended to her role as Business Correspondent, where she was a valuable asset to “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” and “Nightline,” focusing on the economic, automotive, and housing crises, and securing interviews with notable personalities like Bill Clinton and Warren Buffett. Her involvement in ABC’s coverage of the 2008 Presidential election’s digital aspects marked a key point in her career. After enriching ABC’s newsroom, she joined Yahoo in 2014, leading its news operations.

Her initiation into television was at CNBC in 2001 as a bureau producer, covering significant events like the 9/11 attacks and engaging with leading business executives. Preceding her television fame, Golodryga gained experience in the financial industry. Born in Moldova in 1978 and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Golodryga is wed to Lazard’s Peter Orszag and calls New York City home.