Samantha Vinograd Biography and Wiki
Samantha Vinograd is an American foreign policy commentator and government official currently working as assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention since August 2022. Previously she served as a senior counselor for national security and acting assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention at the Department of Homeland Security. She also served as a CNN National Security Analyst for almost three and a half years.
Samantha Vinograd Education
Samantha attended Hopkins School in New Haven, Connecticut where she graduated in 2001. After her high school education, she attended and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. She also graduated from Georgetown University with a Master of Arts in Security Studies.
Samantha Vinograd Age and Birthday
How old is Samantha? Samantha is 42 years old as of 2025. She was born Samantha Erin Vinograd on February 17, 1983, in Connecticut, United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on 19th February. READ: Liz Cho
Samantha Vinograd Nationality and Ethnicity
Samantha holds American nationality and citizenship by birth. She was born and raised in Connecticut, United States of America. She belongs to the Jewish-American ethnicity/heritage/descent.
Samantha Vinograd Height
How tall is Vinograd? She stands at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.67 m). Information regarding her other body measurements is not available. It will be updated once confirmed in the public eye.
Samantha Vinograd Parents and Siblings
Vinograd was born to Jewish parents (mother) Barbara Lefkowitz and father Serge G. Vinograd. Her father is a Holocaust survivor from France. She has three siblings, two sisters Ariane and Cassandra, and a brother Benjamin.
Samantha Vinograd Husband
Samantha as a media personality is confidential when it comes to matters concerning her personal life. Her information regarding her dating life or marital status is not yet available to the public. It will be updated once confirmed. RELATED: Scott Jennings
Samantha Vinograd Wedding
Vinograd is not yet married and her information about her wedding is not available. It will be updated once confirmed.
Samantha Vinograd Salary
Samantha as a National Security Analyst at CNN earns an average annual salary of $91,743. However, the exact amount of salary she earns is currently under review.
Samantha Vinograd Net Worth
Samantha as an accomplished media personality and foreign policy commentator has an estimated net worth of $2 million. RELATED: Lindsey Reiser
Samantha Vinograd Health | Illness
Samantha’s information about her health or illness is not available. However, on February 23, 2018, she appreciated Johny Kirby with her daughter Meagan McDowell for sharing his daughter’s story of how she battled “Anorexia” for six years. According to the Eating Disorders Coalition, anorexia has the highest mortality rate of all mental disorders.
Samantha Vinograd Weight Loss
Vinograd’s information regarding her weight loss is currently under research. However, it will be updated once available.
Samantha Vinograd CNN
Samantha is an American government official currently working as assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention. Vinograd is a former CNN National Security Analyst, a Senior Advisor at the Biden Institute, and the co-organizer of Global Opportunity Advisors. She started her vocation under President Bush as the Deputy U.S. Depository Attaché to Iraq and accordingly served on President Obama’s National Security Council as Director for Iraq, Director for International Economics, and Senior Advisor to the National Security Advisor. She joined Goldman Sachs in 2013 where her work zeroed in on building open private area organizations over an expansive scope of strategy and business issues, and she later drove Global Public Policy at Stripe. RELATED: Aaron Gilchrist
She is profoundly occupied with social effect work and fills in as a counsel to the US Fund for UNICEF. She was a Visiting Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Public Policy Institute, a David E. Rockefeller Fellow at the Trilateral Commission, and a Millennium Fellow at the Atlantic Council.
Vinograd composes a week-by-week column on cnn.com (the Presidential Weekly Briefing) and has distributed in a few outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, Daily Beast, USA Today, Harper’s Bazaar, Politico, and Marie Claire.
What You Should Know About Samantha
Who Is Samantha Vinograd?
Samantha Vinograd is an American foreign policy commentator and government official who has been working as assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention since August 2022.
How Old Is Samantha Vinograd?
Samantha is 42 years old as of 2025. She was born on February 17, 1983, in Connecticut, United States of America.
How Tall Is Samantha?
Vinograd stands at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.67 m).
Is Samantha married?
Samantha as a media personality is confidential when it comes to matters concerning her personal life. Her information regarding her dating life or marital status is not yet available in the public.
Is Samantha Sick?
Samantha’s information about if she is sick or suffering from illness is not yet available.
Where does Samantha live?
Samantha currently lives in New York, United States of America.
