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LARA SETRAKIAN
ABC News Reporter
Lara Setrakian is an ABC News reporter based in Dubai, UAE. In this role, she contributes on- and off-air reporting to all ABC News’ broadcasts; ABC News Radio; and ABC NewsOne, the network’s affiliate news service, and also regularly files for ABC News’ digital platforms, including ABCNEWS.com, ABC News Now, and ABC News’ webcasts.
Prior to this assignment, Setrakian was a reporter with ABC News’ Law & Justice Unit. There she covered high-profile trials and cases, from the JonBenet Ramsey murder to breaking major exclusive stories on the Duke Lacrosse case. In 2006, she conducted an exclusive interview with five Chinese men released from Guantanamo Bay after a wrongful detention. Setrakian also played a key editorial role in “Ballotwatch,” the Law & Justice Unit’s 2006 Midterm election coverage. She has helped produce dozens of pieces for various ABC News’ broadcasts and platforms, including “Prescription for Change,” a series about America’s health care system, and a “Nightline” investigative report on the Virginia Tech shooting.
Setrakian began her broadcasting career at WHRB-FM Radio in Boston, where she served as anchor and news director. Prior to joining ABC News, she worked as a Business Analyst with McKinsey & Company, focusing on finance and corporate strategy.
In 2007 she received a fellowship from the Peter Jennings Project for Journalists and the Constitution.
Setrakian graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a degree in Government and a certificate in Spanish. A native of Englewood, New Jersey, she speaks French, Spanish, Arabic, and Armenian and has studied Persian and Portuguese.