Michelle Caruso-Cabrera

Michelle Caruso-Cabrera has built a distinguished career over the past 30 years spanning global financial journalism, economic analysis and corporate leadership. She brings value to companies in brand positioning, corporate governance, strategy and international affairs, leveraging her global perspective to navigate complex business and geopolitical environments.

Ms. Caruso-Cabrera has spent over 25 years at CNBC serving as a reporter, anchor and contributor. She was the first Latina anchor at CNBC and first Chief International Correspondent. Throughout her career, Ms. Caruso-Cabrera reported live from around the world, covering economic crises and international markets and interviewing presidents, prime ministers and CEOs.

Currently, Ms. Caruso-Cabrera is the Chief Executive Officer of MCC Global Enterprises, the foreign affairs consultancy she founded in September 2018. Ms. Caruso-Cabrera began her career at Univisión Spanish-language news in 1991. In 1993, she received an Emmy for a series she co-produced on the AIDS Crisis.

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists awarded Ms. Caruso-Cabrera “Broadcaster of the Year” and Hispanic Business magazine named her one of the “100 Most Influential Hispanics” in the United States. She has also been published in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the New York Post among other publications.

She serves on the International Advisory Board of the Instituto Empresa in Madrid and is past Board President of Ballet Hispánico in NYC. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of NY and the Latino Corporate Directors Association. In 2023, she joined the Board of Directors at Wendy’s and previously served on the board of Del Real Foods.

Ms. Caruso-Cabrera holds a BA in economics from Wellesley College.

As an aligned Senior Advisor, Ms. Caruso-Cabrera assists Star Mountain with strategic insights and investor relationships to help maximize value.