Ellana Lee

Ellana Lee is Group Senior Vice President, General Manager APAC, and Global Head of Productions for CNN. Based in the network’s Asia Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong, she is CNN’s most senior executive outside of the United States. As General Manager APAC, Lee heads the operation of CNN and its multi-platform editorial output in the Asia Pacific region, managing an acclaimed roster of correspondents and newsgathering teams across eight bureaus from Pakistan to Japan and China to New Zealand. In the newly created role of Global Head of Productions, she oversees an international team focused on developing and producing sponsored editorial features content across all platforms, encompassing long-form series, documentaries and specials. This unique position within CNN will also see Lee spearheading the creation of new roles in the United States to strengthen and expand the existing Features team, currently based across Atlanta, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, and London. Lee is also head of Global Perspectives, which is a live event series convening leaders, CEOs and innovators for a conversation on big ideas and bold leadership.