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Emma Lacey-Bordeaux

Emma Lacey-Bordeaux, Senior Director for Standards and Practices at CNN, teaches ethics at Georgetown University. USA

Emma Lacey-Bordeaux is a seasoned journalist, speaker, and teacher. She serves as Senior Director for Standards and Practices at CNN and teaches ethics at Georgetown University. In her career Emma has distinguished herself with enterprise reporting and strong leadership. Her work has garnered multiple awards including an Emmy and multiple Peabodys. In 2018 she produced a groundbreaking documentary, The Feminist on Cellblock Y, that continues to be taught in colleges, high schools, and middle schools across the United States.

Since 2017 she has called Washington DC, home but she hails from Atlanta, Georgia and has family roots in Texas, Michigan and New York. She lives with her husband, two cats and a dog. She loves biking, hiking, yoga, visiting DC’s many museums and hosting elaborate dinner parties.