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Edie Lush
Award-winning journalist, globally recognized moderator, and communication trainer
Edie Lush is an MC and moderator whose expertise spans the world’s forums including Davos, COP Climate Summits and gatherings shaping sustainability, finance, policy and innovation.
She hosts live youtube shows and podcasts for a variety of clients. As executive producer and co-host of the Global GoalsCast podcast, Edie amplified sustainability conversations, reaching listeners across 150 countries. Her work earned the UN’s Media for Social Impact Leadership Council Award.
She is a former Bloomberg Television Political Economy Correspondent and Spectator Business Associate Editor.
Through her communication consultancy, Edie trains C-suite executives, academics, and public figures to elevate their media and speaking presence. Her client roster includes Google, Visa, Dell, HSBC, McKinsey, the World Health Organization, and numerous prestigious universities and financial institutions.
Edie’s expertise extends to hybrid event moderation, where she has spearheaded panels connecting live audiences with remote participants across six continents reaching audiences of hundreds of thousands of people.
With 50+ high-profile engagements annually, Edie has moderated discussions with world leaders and cultural icons, including Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone, actor Damian Lewis, Prime Miisters Matteo Renzi, Tony Blair, Sir Kier Starmer, Rishi Sunak and thought leaders like Simon Sinek and Mohammed Yunus.
Edie holds an MA in International Relations from Yale University and a BA in Political Science from UCLA. Offstage, she skis, runs, and cycles mountains, believing endurance sports mirror the perseverance needed to tackle global challenges.
Edie Lush is an award-winning journalist, an events MC and a communication trainer. She hosts events around the world – from Davos to the UN COP Climate Summits.
Edie has hosted several podcasts including Global GoalsCast, made in collaboration with the United Nations. Edie has been the Economics and Political correspondent for Bloomberg Television, a columnist at The Week magazine and the Associate Editor of Spectator Business magazine. Edie was a political analyst for investment bank UBS in London and New York-based hedge fund Omega Advisors.
She runs her own business providing senior Leaders, Influencers, Academics and Executives with Communication training – focusing on increasing impact in both online and in person appearances.