Chris Wallace is a Senior Advisor at RedBird Capital Partners.
Chris is an award-winning, veteran journalist with over five decades across broadcast television, cable television, streaming, print and independent content creation. Over the course of his career, Chris has reported on national and international affairs at the highest level, giving him a deep understanding of politics and global relations. Known for his keen analysis and unbiased, probing approach to interviews, Chris was named one of the most trusted anchors in broadcast journalism in a Morning Consult poll In May 2024.
Chris has served as an anchor on NBC, ABC, Fox News, and CNN. His work has been recognized with every major broadcast news award, including three Emmy Awards, the Dupont-Columbia Silver Baton, the Peabody Award, the Polk Award, and the Paul White Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Most recently, Chris spent three years at CNN as the anchor of the weekly political program, “The Chris Wallace Show,” as well as the host of the interview show, “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?”. He was also a top analyst for CNN’s coverage of the U.S. presidential debates and election.
Prior to CNN, Chris was at Fox News for 18 years and hosted “Fox News Sunday”. He remains the first and only Fox News anchor to moderate a general election Presidential debate, in 2016 and again in 2020.
Prior to Fox News, Chris served as Chief Correspondent for ABC’s “PrimeTime” for 14 years, as well as chief substitute anchor for Ted Koppel on “Nightline.” From 1978 to 1989, he worked for NBC in key posts, including six years as Chief White House Correspondent during the presidency of Ronald Reagan. He also anchored “Meet the Press,” making him the only person to host two Sunday morning news programs. He began his career at The Boston Globe.
Throughout his career, Chris has conducted interviews with every U.S. president since Ronald Reagan as well as with world leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron.
Chris is the author of three New York Times bestselling titles, Countdown 1945, Countdown bin Laden, and Countdown 1960.
Currently, Chris serves as an adviser to the Wallace House Center for Journalists at the University of Michigan. He was an unofficial adviser to the Commission on Presidential Debates from 2020 to 2024.
Chris received a B.A. from Harvard University.