Scott Cohn is an award winning journalist, public speaker, and consultant based in Santa Cruz, California. He contributes to CNBC's breaking news coverage, and serves as a special correspondent for CNBC's American Greed.

Cohn graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor's degree in journalism. He was a founding member of the advisory board for the Center for Journalism Ethics.

In 2005, the University honored him with its annual award for Distinguished Service to Journalism.

Cohn is also a freelance correspondent for all platforms of NBC News, including TODAY, NBC Nightly News, and MSNBC, and he contributes to the American Public Media program Marketplace.

Before launching his own production company in 2014, Cohn spent more than 25 years as a CNBC reporter.

He helped launch CNBC in 1989, eventually rising to Senior Correspondent.

He established the CNBC Chicago bureau as well as the network's investigative unit.

Before joining CNBC, Cohn was an anchor and reporter for WZZM. He has also worked as an anchor and reporter for WEAU, and for Wisconsin Public Radio and Television.

His work has received multiple honors including the Edward R. Murrow Award, two Gerald Loeb Award for business journalism, two Cable Ace nominations, as well as multiple Emmy nominations.