Cleo Abram is a talented video journalist, YouTuber, and content creator who has been nominated for an Emmy Award, and she is the one who will take the viewer to the world of technology and its impact on today’s life. She produces narratives that are very positive and highly inviting; they not only simplify the difficult topics but also trigger a bright curiosity about the future. Cleo, who is best known as hostess and creator of Huge If True on YouTube, has also been associated with various acclaimed productions, for instance, Vox’s Explained on Netflix and Glad You Asked on YouTube Originals.
Early Life and Education
Cleo Constantine Abram was born on January 25, 1993, in New York City, but she was raised in Washington, D.C., where she went to Sidwell Friends School. A school that has been the incubator of successor generations of idiosyncratic talents, such as the Obama family. Cleo, from her childhood, displayed her natural talent for storytelling and the art of visual communication. Besides, she was also competing at the National History Day, which she did in the form of a documentary production that won awards, and hence she got her first exposure to journalism.
Cleo then applied to Harvard University, where she completed her studies in Economics and graduated with her magna cum laude degree in 2015. While there, she worked on The Harvard Crimson, Model Congress, and helped with the Harvard College Film Festival, all of which developed her skills in research, storytelling, and production.
Career and Achievement
Cleo’s career started in 2016 when she was hired as a video producer at Vox Media. Her creativity and unique style when it came to producing content brought her to the attention of the company very quickly. She was making videos and writing scripts for global problems like the diamond trade, gender inequality in tech, and the opioid crisis during her time at Vox Media. Cleo’s skills in storytelling were noticeable in Netflix’s Explained series, where she wrote and directed the successful Coding and Diamonds episodes.
In the year 2019, she was officially named the host and senior producer of Vox’s daily show Answered on Quibi, which dealt with such topics as mental health, social change, and climate awareness that were particularly significant at that time. Just about at the same period, she was also involved in co-hosting the Glad You Asked series, which was a part of YouTube Originals, and the journalists were trying to find answers to the most interesting and socially relevant questions, using science and data as their main sources of explanation.
Cleo’s departure from Vox in 2020 saw her launch her own YouTube project, Huge If True, which was all about revolutionary technologies, among others, AI, quantum computing, space travel, and biotechnology, where she would be a little bit more curious and hopeful. The show has artists like Marques Brownlee (MKBHD), Bill Nye, and Neil deGrasse Tyson as its regular contributors/ collaborators/ thought leaders.
Her unique approach to combining optimism with scientific depth earned her an Emmy nomination for Glad You Asked and a spot on Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media (2021).
Personal Life
Cleo Abram is married to Zachariah “Zach” Reitano, the co-founder and CEO of Ro, a telehealth company based in the U.S. The couple tied the knot in July 2021 and shares a mutual passion for innovation and health technology. Cleo, despite her public image, is still able to keep her personal life quite private, as she manages to do so through her daily work, video-making, gaming, and getting to know the latest tech trends.
Physical Appearance
Cleo is roughly 1.70 m (5 ft 6 in) tall and has a weight of about 55 kg. She has light-colored hair and dark eyes, which, together with her serene, self-assured personality on the screen, give her a gentle, yet strong look.
Fun Facts and Trivia
Cleo is very much interested in the discussion of AI ethics, space exploration, and the future of industries and jobs.
Through her frequent collaborations with scientists and engineers, she can break down difficult subjects so that they become understandable to the general public.
As a matter of fact, she had a three-month internship first with NPR and then with The Washington Post before eventually becoming a full-time YouTuber.
