Ali Aslan

Biography

Professional biography

Ali Aslan is an internationally renowned TV host, moderator and journalist with a global media career spanning 30 years, including at CNN in Washington, D.C., ABC News in New York and Deutsche Welle TV in Berlin.

A globally recognised and highly acclaimed conference host and moderator, Aslan regularly leads high-level conversations at some of the world’s most influential events and platforms, including for the UN, G20, EU, World Bank, IMF, NATO, WEF and OECD.

Over the course of his career, Aslan has interviewed and shared stages with numerous world leaders, including Bill Clinton, Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, Henry Kissinger, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ursula von der Leyen, Hillary Clinton, King Felipe of Spain, Friedrich Merz, Tony Blair, Olaf Scholz, Boris Johnson, Madeleine Albright, António Guterres, Christine Lagarde, Kristalina Georgieva and Melinda Gates.

Aslan holds master’s degrees in International Affairs and Journalism from Columbia University as well as a bachelor’s degree in International Politics from Georgetown University.