Andrew Morse

Andrew Morse is Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of CNN Worldwide. Morse is responsible for CNN's global digital business, including editorial, product, technology, emerging platforms, business development, partnerships and operations. Morse is also the co-founder of Great Big Story and oversees the CNN Español television network and digital business. Previously, Morse was Senior Vice President of Editorial for CNN U.S., responsible for the network's domestic newsgathering organization, regional bureaus, as well as Washington coverage and television programming. Before joining CNN in 2013, Morse served as Head of Bloomberg Television in the U.S., where he oversaw editorial, programming, operations and development. While at Bloomberg, he launched a new TV programming slate, established the network's technology coverage and San Francisco Bureau, and spearheaded the launch of the network's digital video operation. Morse also led the network's coverage of the 2012 Presidential election. Prior to Bloomberg, Morse spent 15 years at ABC News in a number of executive and TV production roles. Morse served as Executive Producer of Good Morning America's Weekend edition and as a Senior Producer for World News Saturday and Sunday. He also served as Executive Producer for Innovation, overseeing the network's digital portfolio. Earlier in his career, he was ABC News' Asia Bureau Chief and Producer and worked as a producer and assignment editor based in London. During his time overseas, Morse reported and produced from over 40 countries. He spent significant time covering the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. He also covered the USS Cole bombing in Yemen and the terror attack in Bali, Indonesia. He was one of the first reporters on the ground following the 2004 South Asian Tsunami, and he led ABC News' on-the-ground coverage of the earthquakes in Haiti and Japan. Morse's travels at ABC News also brought him to Mt. Everest Base Camp and on board a maxi-catamaran attempting to break the trans-Atlantic sailing record. Morse began his career as a Desk Assistant in ABC News' Washington Bureau and was one of the initial staffers for ABCNews.com. He is currently on the advisory board for Press Forward, a group working to change the culture of newsrooms. Morse graduated from Cornell University, where he was Editor-In-Chief of the Cornell Daily Sun. Raised in the Washington, DC area, Morse resides in New York City with his wife and two children.