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Business Insider promotes Bergman to chief correspondent

September 25, 2026

Posted by Chris Roush

Ben Bergman

Ben Bergman has been promoted to chief correspondent at Business Insider.

He covers the tech industry with a focus on venture capital and startups.

Bergman can frequently be seen on CNN and other channels providing analysis on a range of business and economic topics. He also appears often at dozens of the biggest events around the world, including the World Economic Forum, HumanX, and Web Summit.

Previously, he was a senior reporter at LAist/Southern California Public Radio, where he covered business and economics. He has also written for The New York Times and Columbia Journalism Review and was a reporting intern at The Times. Bergman started my career as a producer for NPR’s Morning Edition and also produced award-winning documentaries for public television.

He spent the 2017-2018 academic year at Columbia Business School as a Knight-Bagehot fellow. Bergman graduated cum laude from Occidental College in Los Angeles with a degree in politics.

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