Carin Zissis is editor-in-chief of AS/COA Online, the website of the Americas Society and Council of the Americas. In that role, she oversees digital content strategy for the organizations, as well as serving as editorial lead on the website’s suite of content. She is the host of the Latin America in Focus podcast, which covers topics ranging from sustainability to elections to battling fake news. 

Based in Mexico City from 2013 to 2021, she has closely covered Mexican elections and politics. She has over 20 years of editorial experience in both print and online media covering global affairs with a focus on Latin America, and her writing and commentary have been featured by AFP, The Boston Globe, CNN, The New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, Univision Noticias, El Universal, World Politics Review, and other outlets. 

Prior to joining AS/COA in 2007, she covered Asia as a website staff writer for the Council on Foreign Relations where her work on an interactive guide to North Korean nuclear tensions earned CFR.org’s Crisis Guide series a Knight-Batten Award for Innovations in Journalism. She also served as copy editor for the Emmy Award-winning Darfur Guide.

She holds an MA in journalism and Latin American studies from New York University, a BA in history from George Washington University, and is a member of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI).