Michael Sergeant is an English author, communications consultant and former journalist who worked for the BBC, Sky News, Reuters and CNN as a political correspondent, business correspondent and general news reporter.

He then worked exclusively for BBC Breakfast, covering business events and planning segments.

He also briefly worked as a political correspondent during the 2005 General Election.

[1] In October 2014, Sergeant announced his departure from the BBC after 13 years.

He subsequently joined PR and media agency Headland as a client-facing director.