Caleb Silver
Caleb Silver | |
|---|---|
| Born | New York City, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, editor-in-chief |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Known for | Editor-in-chief of Investopedia; former Director of Business News at CNN; Executive Producer of CNN Money; senior producer for The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer |
Caleb Silver is a prominent American journalist currently serving as the editor-in-chief of Investopedia, a brand under Dotdash Meredith that focuses on investment and financial literacy. His previous roles include Director of Business News at CNN, Executive Producer of CNN Money, and senior producer for The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.
Biography
Originally from New York City and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Silver holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University and a Master of Arts from the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University.
Silver's early professional experience involved producing documentaries and wildlife films across South America and the southwestern United States. He transitioned into business journalism in 1997 at Bloomberg, where he worked as a senior television producer. During his tenure at Bloomberg, he earned an Emmy Award nomination in 2003 for the investigative series Showdown on Secrecy, which explored conflicts within the mutual fund sector.
After seven years at Bloomberg, Silver joined CNN in 2004 as an assignment manager based in New York. He subsequently advanced to senior producer for The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. In 2008, he was promoted to executive producer of CNNMoney.com, managing the production of online video content. Under his guidance, CNNMoney received an Emmy nomination for New Approaches to Business & Financial Reporting in 2008 and secured an Eppy Award in 2012.
Silver returned to CNN in 2012 as director of US business news, overseeing all business-related coverage across the United States. He departed CNN in 2014 to establish Frog Pond Productions, a company specializing in digital production and consulting. In January 2016, he joined Investopedia as vice president of content, where he leads editorial and video projects. Silver is also a frequent financial commentator on various platforms including MSNBC, Marketplace, NBC, ABC radio, and Yahoo! Finance.
In addition to his media work, Silver was elected treasurer of the executive board for the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) in 2016 and later became SABEW president in 2021.