About 

  • Josh Campbell is a CNN correspondent covering national security and law enforcement.

    Campbell reports both domestically and internationally, and provides on-air analysis across CNN platforms. He can often be found deployed to the scene of critical security events, helping lead the network's breaking news coverage of issues involving public safety.

    During his time at CNN, Campbell has covered domestic and international terrorism, threats in cyberspace, gun violence, hate crimes, and the rise of political violence around the world. As a member of CNN's Justice Team, he has reported on the Robert Mueller Russia probe; the Trump impeachment inquiry; investigations into criminal and ethical misconduct involving public officials; alleged government abuse; and the collision of politics and law enforcement.

    Campbell's work gained an Emmy nomination for team coverage of terrorism in America, and he contributed to CNN's award-winning team on the ground in Istanbul reporting on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

    Prior to joining the network, Campbell was a Supervisory Special Agent with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, spending over a decade conducting terrorism, hostage-recovery, cyber, and counterintelligence investigations. His work included diplomatic postings to American embassies abroad as a representative to foreign law enforcement and intelligence services; operational assignments in conflict zones; crisis communication manager; and a tour as senior career agent in the Office of the FBI Director. He received four FBI Combat Theater Awards for his work embedded with military special operations and CIA teams abroad.

    Campbell is an adjunct senior fellow and policy researcher with the Center for a New American Security, a term member with the Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of a new book on the origins of the FBI's Russia investigation. In addition, he is a Navy veteran and has taught digital and national security at the University of Southern California.

    He holds a Master of Arts in Communication from Johns Hopkins, a Bachelor of Arts in Government from The University of Texas at Austin, and received Arabic language immersion training at Middlebury College.