Sam Feist is CNN's Washington bureau chief and senior vice president. Named to this role in May 2011, he oversees operations of the DC bureau which includes CNN's largest newsgathering operation, the production of CNN's Washington-based programming, and major political events including election nights, conventions, inaugurations, town halls, and debates.
Previously, Feist was CNN's political director and vice president of Washington programming. In that role, he coordinated all facets of CNN's daily political coverage and oversaw CNN's production of all CNN election nights since 2006.
Feist was the founding Executive Producer of The Situation Room, CNN's daily newscast now in its 15th year. He formerly produced and oversaw the production of other CNN political programs including: Crossfire, Inside Politics, The Capital Gang, Evans & Novak, Late Edition, and Wolf Blitzer Reports.
Sam Feist began his CNN career in 1990 as a freelance producer in CNN's London Bureau. He then joined CNN's Atlanta headquarters and moved to the Washington Bureau during the 1992 presidential campaign.