About

Patricia Sabga is an editorial strategist and newsroom leader with a proven track record of building groundbreaking news and thought leadership verticals that deliver exceptional ROI. A master storyteller who distills complex subjects into gripping narratives, her portfolio spans articles, blogs, books, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, live broadcasting, and public speaking.

She conceived, launched, and grew Al Jazeera’s first business and economics vertical, exceeding all KPIs for pageviews and engagement. An award-winning business and global affairs journalist, she has covered Wall Street to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for PBS NewsHour Weekend, NBC News, CNBC, and CNN.

Patricia has also co-authored three books with her husband, SAS veteran Bob Shepherd. Their first collaboration, The Circuit, exposed malpractice in the private security industry and became a Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller in hardback and paperback. They also co-authored the critically acclaimed novels The Infidel and The Good Jihadist. 

Her work is grounded in a body of scholarship that includes an MA in International Relations and International Economics from Johns Hopkins SAIS where she graduated with distinction in Middle East Studies.