Ciprián-Matthews was born in
Santo Domingo but moved to the USA when she was four years old. She earned a bachelor's degree from
Barnard College. She later worked as a managing editor of
CNN's New York bureau. In 1993, she joined
CBS News as a senior producer for morning news. Ciprián-Matthews was investigated in 2021 over favoritism and discriminatory hiring and management practices, as revealed by
The New York Post in January 2024. In August 2023, following the resignation of
Neeraj Khemlani, she was promoted to CBS News president. announced an investigation into Ciprián-Matthews's firing of veteran reporter
Catherine Herridge in February 2024, who had been probing the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, and the subsequent seizure of Herridge's personal records. On Monday, February 26, 2024, CBS News returned confidential files belonging to Herridge amid mounting pressure from the House Judiciary Committee and the union which represented her. Ciprián-Matthews was selected by Radio Television Digital News Association to be among 13 honorees at the 33rd annual First Amendment Awards at The Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. on March 9, 2024. She announced her resignation from the position of president on July 10, 2024, but will stay with CBS News "as a senior editorial adviser" until the
elections in November. ==Family==