Leif Coorlim is an award-winning American journalist and the executive editor of the CNN Freedom Project. He is most recognized for the hundreds of tales he has written about modern-day slavery, as well as feature series and documentaries.
Quick Facts
| Full Real Name | Leif Coorlim |
| Nickname | Leif |
| Age (as of 2024) | 44 years old |
| Profession | journalist |
| Date of birth | August 20, 1979 |
| Place of Birth | Berkeley, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Mixed |
| Religion | Christian. |
| Wife | Isha Sesay |
| Net worth | $2 million |
| Height (approx.) | 5 ft 11 inches |
| Weight (approx.) | 60 Kg |
Leif Coorlim Age & Early Life
Leif Coorlim was born in Berkeley, California, on August 20, 1979. Aside from that, Leif has kept his father, mother, and siblings private, preferring to keep his personal life away from streaming media. He went to Gladstone High School. Coorlim graduated from the University of Portland with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies. He is of English ancestry.
Leif Coorlim Height & Weight
Leif Coorlim is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs the same as himself. He most likely has brown hair and blue eyes.
Leif Coorlim Net Worth
How much is Leif Coorlim’s net worth? An executive editor’s compensation in the United States is projected to be $66 K. Meanwhile, Leif’s net worth is reported to be $2 million as of March 2024, according to certain estimates.
Career
Leif Coorlim began his career as a writer at CBS-affiliated KOIN-TV in Portland, Oregon, in 1998. From 2000 until 2003, he worked as a Producer for Fox-affiliated KPTV. He afterward went to WGTV in Washington and worked as a producer for Fox Television News until 2008. Coorlim later joined CNN in 2008. He has perplexed the world with documentaries and specials for the network such as ‘Be the Change,’ ‘Witness to War,’ and ‘Sumatra: Paradise Lost?’ He was also involved in the fight against human trafficking. Coorlim is in charge of the network’s environmental programming, having created both of CNN’s long-running series, ‘Eco-Solutions’ and ‘Going Green.’
He has also produced a number of movies on the issue, including ‘Mirador: The Forgotten City,’ ‘The Fall of the Khmer: A Climate Change Catastrophe,’ and the ‘CNN/YouTube Climate Change Debate’ during the 2009 COP15 climate summit in Copenhagen. Later, in 2010, Leif’s documentary Innocence for Sale received the CINE Golden Eagle Award. He has also spearheaded CNN International’s “Impact Your World” project, which encourages its worldwide audience to take action and make a difference in reaction to the stories they witness. In 2019, he directed, produced, and authored Troubled Waters, a television documentary.
Leif Coorlim Wife & Marriage
Who is Leif Coorlim Wife? Leif Coorlim is potentially single right now. Previously, in 2013, he married anchor Isha Sesay in Georgia. The wedding was held at the Mandarin Oriental in Buckhead, Atlanta, with a total of 120 people in attendance. Everything was going swimmingly until something happened between them that caused their separation. In 2019, this couple divorced.
