Suzanne Malveaux

American journalist Suzanne Malveaux was born in Lansing, Michigan to parents of Louisiana Creole origin. She embarked on her career after obtaining her B.A. in sociology from Harvard University and an M.A. in journalism from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She worked as a reporter in Boston, then Washington D.C. before joining NBC News in 1999. In May 2002, Malveaux was hired by CNN as a White House correspondent and contributed to the network's Emmy Award-winning election coverage in 2006. As a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, she served as moderator for their annual convention in 2007. Continuing at CNN, Malveaux served as Wolf Blitzer's primary substitute anchor for "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer" (CNN, 2005-). Outside of her career, Malveaux cared for her mother with ALS and advocated for awareness and research of the disease. In 2014 with her then partner Karine Jean-Pierre, Suzanne Malveaux adopted a daughter Soleil.