Cloe Shasha Brooks

Artist, Athlete, Connector, Designer, Foodie, Gay, Musician, Producer, Project manager, World traveler, Writer/Editor

Cloe Shasha Brooks is a TED Curator as well as a writer, editor, and host. She has been at TED for nearly 15 years and has worked as a curator for over a decade of that time, where she finds unique speakers for TED’s wide variety of programs. As a part of that role, she writes and edits TED Talks and coaches speakers on delivery in a wide range of fields. She has worked with hundreds of TED speakers, diving deep into their research to help them develop their narrative arcs and communicate their ideas with clarity, nuance, and impact. Outside of her work at TED, she loves cooking for family and friends, dancing, playing music, and exploring the great outdoors. She grew up in New York City and Paris, and currently lives in Brooklyn and the Hudson Valley with her spouse, and two children.