With more than 40-years of experience, Steve Capus is renowned for his proficiency in journalism, production, senior management, multi-platform newsroom transformation, strategy development, executive education and governmental affairs. 

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Capus' 20-year career with NBC, included a nearly 8-year tenure as President of NBC News. He directed overall editorial and management operations, had oversight of global news coverage and served on NBC’s corporate management committees under the ownership of General Electric and Comcast. He also oversaw MSNBC cable/digital and served on the MSNBC joint venture board with Microsoft. 

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Capus served in 2019 and 2020 as the Senior Advisor to the CEO of the United States Agency for Global Media. USAGM is the US Government Agency which oversees Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, Office of Cuba Broadcasting and the Middle East Broadcasting Network. 

Capus was the executive producer of, "NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw,” MSNBC's "The News with Brian Williams,” and countless NBC News special reports including Election coverage. During his presidency, NBC News was honored six years in a row with the esteemed Edward R. Murrow award for Overall Excellence in the network news category.

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From 2014 to 2018, Capus was the executive editor of CBS News and the executive producer of the “CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley." Capus also managed and executive produced CBS News' Campaign 2016 Presidential debates in Iowa and South Carolina; RNC & DNC convention broadcasts and live election night coverage. 

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Capus and his production teams have been the recipients of many distinguished honors, such as the Edward R. Murrow Award, Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award, several Emmy Awards, a George Polk Award and a Peabody. Capus was also bestowed the prestigious Ida B. Wells Award in 2007 by the National Association of Black Journalists. 

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Prior to joining CBS News, Capus was an Executive in Residence at IESE Business School, where he was involved in numerous business management and communications industry programs.

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Earlier in his career, Capus worked at Philadelphia’s WCAU-TV, KYW-TV and Philadelphia-area newspapers and radio stations. 

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Capus graduated from Temple University in 1986 and serves on the Board of Visitors of Temple's Klein School of Communications. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Representing William Tennent High School in Warminster, PA, Capus was a member of the 1981 KYW Newsradio Newstudies program.