Arick Wierson

Arick Wierson is a seasoned storyteller and opinion columnist currently contributing to Newsweek and previously to CNN, where Wierson earned an Emmy award as a television producer. With extensive experience as a features writer for Observer.com and a national media advisor for Tunheim, Wierson specializes in examining disruption and convergence across various sectors, including business, healthcare, and politics. In addition to roles as an on-air political analyst and essayist, Wierson serves as a partner at TZU Política, a political consulting firm in Brazil, and as a producer for Channel Production Films, focusing on documentary films. Wierson has a robust educational background with degrees in Foreign Service and Economics from Georgetown University and Universidade Estadual de Campinas, respectively, and has been involved in the family farming operation, Wierson Family Farms, since 1990.