Andrea Koppel

Summary

Andrea Koppel is an EdTech entrepreneur and founder of the College2Career Academy which helps college students get clarity on how to convert their majors into careers they'll love. She is also host of the Time4Coffee Podcast which includes hundreds of interviews with professionals in dozens of industries. Koppel is a former TV journalist, communications strategist, and global policy and advocacy expert.

Andrea Koppel
Born
New York City, U.S.
Alma materMiddlebury College
Occupation(s)Communications strategist, journalist
SpouseKenneth M. Pollack
Parent

Early life and education edit

Koppel was born in New York City, the daughter of Ted Koppel, a television journalist, and Grace Anne Dorney Koppel, an attorney and spokesperson for Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Her father is Jewish and her mother is Catholic.[1][2]

She attended Stone Ridge Country Day School of the Sacred Heart and earned a bachelor's degree in political science with a concentration in Chinese language and Asian studies from Middlebury College. She is proficient in Mandarin Chinese.[2][3]

Career edit

Koppel was a Congressional correspondent for CNN until August 2007. Prior to that she served as the network's State Department correspondent from 1998 until October 2006. Koppel joined CNN in 1993 as the network's Tokyo correspondent and in 1995 became CNN's Beijing Bureau Chief.[4]

In February 2008, she joined M+R Strategic Services, a Washington, DC-based cause-oriented public affairs firm as SVP and Head of its Communications Division.[5]

As of 2010, Koppel was the Director of International Communications for the Red Cross[6] and a director of the Henry L. Stimson Center.[7]

In June 2011, Andrea joined Mercy Corps as its Vice President of Global Engagement and Policy, leading global policy and advocacy strategies.[8]

Personal life edit

Koppel is married to Kenneth Pollack, an intelligence and Middle East analyst.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Joel Rosenberg on the Passion of the Christ on National Review Online". Archived from the original on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  2. ^ a b c Jerome, Richard (March 24, 2003). "News Flash". People Magazine.
  3. ^ Stephanie Siegel; Peggy Vaughn (June 7, 2006). "Class acts for 2006 graduates". The Gazette. Maryland Community Newspapers. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Anchors & Reporters: Andrea Koppel". CNN. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  5. ^ Internationally: "Renowned Journalist, Andrea Koppel, to Head Communications Division at M+R Strategic Services". - PR Newswire. - February 07, 2008
  6. ^ and led the organizations external communications strategy following the massive January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Andrea Koppel Director of International Communications for the Red Cross Archived August 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine - Website - November 7, 2010
  7. ^ "Andrea Koppel Director of Henry L. Stimson Center . - Website - November 07 2010
  8. ^ Public Affairs Strategist and Longtime Journalist Andrea Koppel Joins Mercy Corps - Website - June 20, 2011

External links edit

  • Andrea Koppel, Adjunct Lecturer | Philip Merrill College of Journalism
  • Appearances on C-SPAN