Pilgrim's Progress
Kitty Pilgrim is an award-winning broadcast journalist and thought leader in global affairs and media. During her 25-year tenure with CNN, she provided in-depth geopolitical and economic analysis, and became known as one of the top voices in television. Her broadcasts were viewed in more than 100 countries around the world.
She currently works in the field of Women, Peace and Security, helping shape thinking on how women leaders contribute to peace and stability in society. She works with numerous international organizations to promote human rights and protection of women and girls around the world. She has interviewed countless world leaders and public figures, and through her podcast Pilgrim’s Progress, seeks to highlight accomplishments of women in their communities. She holds a BA from Manhattanville College, is an adjunct professor at that college and was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters in from Manhattanville in 2012.
She holds a master’s in international and public affairs from Columbia University in NYC and is studying at Harvard University for a Graduate Certificate in International Security. She was a distinguished fellow at East West Institute in New York, and a fellow at the East West Center in Honolulu for international security in the Asia Pacific region. She is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a director of the Explorers Club of New York, an organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific field research.
Pilgrim's Progress is a interview program featuring women who want to change the world. We talk to a variety of women: celebrities and well-known personalities, women at the top of their careers and those who stay closer to home and give vital support to their communities. The women featured in this podcast tell their stories in personal terms, revealing their struggles and aspirations. Our mission is to help women effect change in a positive, upbeat way. Some of our guests are highly visible and vocal in their advocacy, and others work in a quieter way, leading by example and living up to their own standards and values. We guarantee that their stories are unique and inspirational and we hope you will join us for our weekly conversation.
She currently works in the field of Women, Peace and Security, helping shape thinking on how women leaders contribute to peace and stability in society. She works with numerous international organizations to promote human rights and protection of women and girls around the world. She has interviewed countless world leaders and public figures, and through her podcast Pilgrim’s Progress, seeks to highlight accomplishments of women in their communities. She holds a BA from Manhattanville College, is an adjunct professor at that college and was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters in from Manhattanville in 2012.
She holds a master’s in international and public affairs from Columbia University in NYC and is studying at Harvard University for a Graduate Certificate in International Security. She was a distinguished fellow at East West Institute in New York, and a fellow at the East West Center in Honolulu for international security in the Asia Pacific region. She is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a director of the Explorers Club of New York, an organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific field research.
Pilgrim's Progress is a interview program featuring women who want to change the world. We talk to a variety of women: celebrities and well-known personalities, women at the top of their careers and those who stay closer to home and give vital support to their communities. The women featured in this podcast tell their stories in personal terms, revealing their struggles and aspirations. Our mission is to help women effect change in a positive, upbeat way. Some of our guests are highly visible and vocal in their advocacy, and others work in a quieter way, leading by example and living up to their own standards and values. We guarantee that their stories are unique and inspirational and we hope you will join us for our weekly conversation.