Eleni Giokos Biography
Eleni Giokos is a Greek correspondent and anchor/reporter for CNN. She has been working with the network since September 2015.
Eleni Giokos Age
Giokos is 41 years as of 2022. She was born in 1981 in Greece Europe. she has not yet disclosed the date or month, she was born
Eleni Giokos Height
Giokos stands at the height of 5 feet 5 inches tall.
Eleni Giokos Family
Giokos was born and raised by her parent in South Africa along with her siblings Anthi Giokosw and Heid Giokos. she has not disclosed any information about her parents.
Eleni Giokos Husband
Giokos is happily m, married to George Chatzicharala. The two met in Plaka, Lemons. The couple tied the knot in Athens at a traditional Greek church on 30 July 2015.
Eleni Giokos Net Worth
Giokos has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a correspondent.
Eleni Giokos Salary
She earns an annual salary ranging from $ 40,000- $ 150, 000.
Eleni Giokos Education
Giokos graduated from south Africa high school. Later on, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and media studies at the University of Witwaters.
Eleni Giokos Career
Giokos works for CNN serving as an anchor and correspondent, based in Dubai. She also presents the Marketplace Middle East feature shows and the network’s Connecting Africa. Moreover, Eleni has interviewed heads of state including Jacob Zuma, former South African President, and former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan.
Furthermore, her list of business and economic interviews includes the likes of the International Monetary Fund Managing Director and ECB president. They also include Kristalina Georgieva; Christine Lagarde; Virgin founder, and Richard Branson.
Furthermore . she has highlighted the growing links between Asia and Africa, reporting from Kazakhstan and south Korea, traveled to the United States to report from Washington DC, and anchored shows from the network’s London, New York, and Atlanta hubs.
Giokos began her career at CNBC Africa in 2005, before joining the 24-hour news channel, eNCA, as an anchor and correspondent. There she covered business stories as well as breaking news — including the killing of Reeva Steenkamp by Oscar Pistorius and the Westgate Mall attack.
She has reported on key global events such as the World Economic Forum in Davos and the United Nations General Assembly and chaired debates at Davos, WEF Africa, the IMF, African Finance Corporation, and the Africa CEO Forum.
Giokos hosted the NBA’s pioneering visit to Johannesburg in 2017 and has interviewed NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver, Toronto Raptors President, Masai Ujiri, as well as basketball legends, Bismack Biyombo and Dikembe Mutombo.
Elsewhere, she has contributed regularly to South Africa’s Mail and Guardian newspaper, worked as a motivational speaker at public schools, and trained aspiring journalism students. Giokos has an Honors Degree in Journalism and Media Studies from the University of Witwatersrand and was made an International Monetary Fund Fellow in 2014.
Eleni Giokos Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. She has over 5k followers on Instagram, over 3k followers on Facebook, and over 24k followers on her Twitter account.