Ben Thompson

Ben Thompson is an international journalist and broadcaster. He presents BBC Breakfast, the BBC’s flagship morning news programme on BBC One and anchors the BBC’s global news channel, BBC News. Juggling the demands of breaking news and live broadcasting, Ben brings calm authority, clarity and insight to the world’s biggest stories. With a background in international business and finance and a career spanning 25 years at the BBC, Ben has reported from around the world. He’s covered stories in Asia and Africa, Europe and North America. He’s equally at home anchoring presidential elections and royal events, as he is in riots or on red carpets. He’s covered hurricanes, disasters and financial crises. Whether presenting live from Westminster or Wall Street, Ben is a trusted face and voice of BBC News. Before returning to the studio, Ben Thompson was based in New York and Washington as the BBC’s North America Business Correspondent. Prior to that, he was the BBC’s Middle East Business Corres