CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
David Westin
Co-Anchor Bloomberg< GO > & Former President of ABC News
David Westin anchors Bloomberg Television's new morning program, Bloomberg < GO >, airing weekdays from 7-10 am ET. Westin and co-host Stephanie Ruhle provide viewers with what they need to know, together with facts and perspectives they can't get anywhere else. Each day, Westin and Ruhle draw upon the vast resources of Bloomberg-news, intelligence, data, analytics, reporters, experts, influences, and decision-makers-from every corner of the globe in the goal of making smart people smarter.
Westin was president of ABC News from 1997 through 2010. He oversaw the network's global coverage including the 2008 economic crisis, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as the 9/11 attacks and their aftermath.
Before taking the helm at ABC News, Westin was President of the ABC Television Network and General Counsel of the parent company, Capital Cities/ABC. He was a partner and associate at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering in Washington and, immediately after law school, clerked for J. Edward Lumbard on the Second Circuit and for Lewis F. Powell on the Supreme Court. He serves on the boards of the Newseum, Save the Children, and the City University of New York Journalism School.
During Westin's tenure at ABC News, the organization earned 11 George Foster Peabody Awards, 13 Alfred I. DuPont Awards, four George Polk Awards, more than 40 News & Documentary Emmys and more than 40 Edward R. Murrow Awards. He is the author of Exit interview, which was published in 2012 and tells the story of what went on behind the scenes at ABC News in covering the biggest global news events.
Westin graduated from the University of Michigan with a Philosophy degree with honors and distinction. He went on to earn a JD degree summa cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School.
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