Kevin Cirilli is the founder of MTF.TV’s Meet the Future platform, a leading source on cutting-edge innovation—from space and robotics to AI and quantum technologies. He has advised military philanthropists, business leaders, and policymakers at the intersection of national security, tech, and global affairs. Cirilli previously served as Bloomberg’s chief Washington correspondent during the first Trump administration.
As a journalist, Cirilli built a reputation for nonpartisan, policy-based reporting, delivering insights to investors, lawmakers, and global stakeholders. He has reported for CBS, CNN, Fox News, BBC, NPR, and others, covering issues from the U.S.-China trade war to Dodd-Frank reforms and Silicon Valley regulation. In 2016, he was embedded with the Trump campaign and has reported globally from Israel, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and beyond.
Cirilli’s work earned him national recognition—he was twice named to Washington Life’s rising stars list and was considered by the Trump 2020 campaign as a potential presidential debate moderator. He has moderated high-level panels for the U.S. Export-Import Bank and was among the first to interview now–Secretary of State Tony Blinken during the 2020 Biden campaign.
A Penn State graduate and Damon M. Chappie Award winner for investigative journalism, Cirilli began his career covering the 2011 PSU scandal. He’s now also an emerging playwright, with his debut The Man in the Red Hat generating buzz in NYC, D.C., and L.A. Cirilli is a proud Delco native, a health and wellness enthusiast, and a fierce advocate for informed public dialogue.
