Max Foster is an anchor and correspondent for CNN International.
Max joined the network in 2005 and one of his first assignments was hosting special coverage around the failing health of Pope John Paul II. He went on to become permanent co-anchor of CNN Today where he covered a long list of major events including the outbreak of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, the failed London bombings and the Saddam Hussein trial. He was the first to report the collapse of levees around New Orleans and he has fronted special coverage around British politics and the 2008 Mumbai bombings. He now anchors across CNN International’s flagship programmes, including Connect The World, and compiles special reports for them.
Foster had a 10-year career at the BBC before joining CNN International. He started as a local radio reporter in the UK before transferring to the BBC World Service as a business reporter and presenter, most notably for ‘Newshour’. He later transferred to BBC Television News where he was best known as a correspondent and presenter on the flagship ‘Breakfast’ programme.
Foster has a BSc (Hons) in Business Administration from Cardiff University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism. He is half Swedish and lives with his young family in the countryside to the west of London.
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