Jason Gewirtz, vice president of news for CNBC and previously the executive producer of CNBC’s trading shows, Halftime Report and Fast Money and their digital franchises. Jason led CNBC’s coverage of several major stories overseas including the 2006 Second Lebanon War from the frontlines, the financial collapse and riots from Greece in 2010 and the Eurozone Financial Crisis from London. Jason has also made several trips to the Middle East for CNBC and CNBC Europe, including following Warren Buffett to Israel in 2006 where the billionaire investor made his first purchase of a foreign company. Jason was also the senior producer of the CNBC documentary “Beyond the Barrel, The Race to Fuel the Future” which was shot on five continents.

In addition, Jason wrote the book “Israel’s Edge – The Story of the IDF’s Most Elite Unit, Talpiot,” published in 2016. Before coming to CNBC Jason worked as a producer for WABC-TV in New York City and WUSA-TV in Washington, DC. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master’s from Syracuse University.