Marie Beaudette is Vice President, Business and Media for CNN, where she oversees the network’s business and media coverage, leading strategy and content across all platforms.

Prior to joining CNN, Beaudette spent more than two decades at The Wall Street Journal, where she served as Business, Finance and Economics Coverage Chief. In that position, she managed coverage of the global economy, major corporations, technology, and financial markets.

A veteran editor, Beaudette directed coverage of the U.S. banking industry, corporate mergers during a historic dealmaking boom, and major bankruptcies during the 2008 financial crisis. She also briefly led Journal newsroom recruiting, career development, and internship programs.

Beaudette got her start at Dow Jones, the Journal’s parent, as a reporter for its financial newswire, covering corporate bankruptcy. She also reported for Legal Times in Washington, D.C. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland.

Beaudette is based in CNN’s New York bureau.