Who is Heidi Giokos? – Biography
Eleni Giokos is a journalist from the United States working as the CNN anchor and correspondent, based in Dubai. She joined CNN in 2015 as one of the network’s most versatile correspondents.
How old is Eleni Giokos? – Age
She is 40 years old as of 2021. She was born in 1981, in Greece, Europe. She is greek.
Eleni Giokos Family – Education
Eleni was born and raised in South Africa by her parents. Heidi Giokos and Anthi Giokos were her siblings. Giokos went to high school in South Africa and graduated with honors. She went on to study journalism and media studies at the University of Witwatersrand, where she graduated with honors in 2013.
Who is Heidi Giokos Married to? – Husband
Giokos and her husband, George Chatzicharala married in a traditional Greek church in Athens on July 30, 2015. According to Anthi’s article, the couple met in Plaka, Lemons, shortly after she announced the wedding details on Twitter.
Eleni Giokos Height
Giokos stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inches.
Eleni Giokos Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $2 million.
Eleni Giokos CNN – Career
Former South African President Jacob Zuma and former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan were among the heads of state interviewed by Giokos. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund; Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank; and Richard Branson, founder of Virgin; as well as a ‘who’s who?’ of Africa’s most prominent business leaders, including Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu, Patrice Motsepe, and the late Bob Collymore, are among the names on her list of business and economic interviews.
She has reported from Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, and Zimbabwe, as well as Rwanda, Senegal, Ghana, Lesotho, and other African countries, for CNN. She has reported from South Korea and Kazakhstan on the growing links between Africa and Asia, as well as 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 as an anchor and correspondent at CNBC Africa in 2005, before moving on to eNCA, a 24-hour news channel. She covered business stories as well as breaking news, such as Oscar Pistorius’s murder of Reeva Steenkamp and the Westgate Mall attack.
She has covered major global events such as the World Economic Forum in Davos and the United Nations General Assembly, as well as chaired debates at Davos, WEF Africa, the International Monetary Fund, the African Finance Corporation, and the Africa CEO Forum.
Giokos interviewed NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri, and basketball legends Bismack Biyombo and Dikembe Mutombo during the NBA’s first visit to Johannesburg in 2017. She’s also written for South Africa’s Mail and Guardian newspaper on a regular basis served as a motivational speaker in public schools and mentored aspiring journalists.