04/01/2026
Andrew Ross Sorkin, award-winning journalist for The New York Times and co-anchor of CNBC’s Squawk Box, will deliver the 2026 Kogod commencement address.
Sorkin is the founder and Editor-at-Large of DealBook, a leading daily financial report, and a widely recognized voice on global business and markets. A World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, he is also co-chair of The New York Public Library’s Business Leadership Council and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
He is the bestselling author of "1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History" and "Too Big to Fail," the definitive account of the 2008 financial crisis, which he also co-produced as an Emmy-nominated film. He is also the co-creator of Showtime’s Billions.
Learn more about American University's commencement speakers ahead of our celebration in May: https://lnkd.in/e2y5atGF