Kitty Pilgrim

Kitty Pilgrim
Photograph by Carol Seitz
Born	(1954-08-14) August 14, 1954 (age 62)
Nationality	American
Education	Manhattanville College (BA) Columbia University (MA)
Occupation	Journalist, author, entrepreneur

Kathryn Pilgrim, known professionally as Kitty Pilgrim, is a CNN anchor and correspondent and author of popular fiction. Her first international thriller is The Explorer's Code. The sequel, The Stolen Chalice, was released June 26, 2012.

She now writes a series of international romantic thrillers published by Scribner based on her 24‑year career as a journalist.

Pilgrim graduated from Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, in 1976 with a degree in political science. She studied Russian, which ultimately led to her career in journalism. She delivered the commencement speech for the Class of 2012, earning an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Manhattanville College.

She has a master's from the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University. She attended the Harriman Institute for Advanced Study of the Soviet Union. She was also a fellow at the Salzburg Global Seminar in Salzburg, Austria, for Asian Pacific security, a fellow at the East–West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, for Asian economic and security issues, and a Hong Kong journalism fellow and a fellow in the East–West Center's Korean Journalism exchange.

In January 2000, Pilgrim was elected to the Council on Foreign Relations and is a lifetime member. She is a fellow in the Royal Geographical Society in London, and a full member of the Explorer's Club of New York City. s.