Middle East Challenges on the Next American President's Desk
Michael Wilner ‘11 is the Washington bureau chief and White House correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, and coordinates coverage of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East from the White House, State Department, Pentagon and Congress. He was formerly the New York and United Nations correspondent also for The Jerusalem Post.
Wilner leads coverage of the Iran nuclear deal, the US-Israel relationship, and the rise of Islamic State. A native New Yorker, he has reported from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East on business, cultural, and international affairs.
At the age of 23, Wilner joined the White House press corps as its youngest member and as the only representative of an Israeli news organization in its foreign corps. He traveled with the U.S. delegation negotiating with Iran through Switzerland and Austria, and has filed from the field on the 2016 US presidential campaign, on the Syrian refugee crisis, and on the Gaza war during Operation Protective Edge.
In 2011, Wilner earned his bachelor's degree in philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) from Claremont McKenna College as a McKenna Scholar; he then attended Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism as a Hindery Fellow, graduating in 2012.
Michael Wilner's Athenaeum presentation is co-sponsored by CMC's Student Opportunity Center.