CeCe Moore

CeCe Moore is a pioneer in the field of genetic genealogy. Starting in 2010, CeCe pioneered the techniques to utilize autosomal DNA analysis to resolve unknown parentage and family mysteries, and spearheaded efforts to educate the public about the emerging genetic genealogy field. As the founder of the DNA Detectives, the co-founder of the Institute for Genetic Genealogy (i4gg.org) and one of the earliest proponents of genetic genealogy education, she took on a leadership role in creating the foundational educational resources for her field, developing and teaching the first autosomal DNA genetic genealogy coursework as well as managing the world’s largest educational DNA-focused online forum. She has given hundreds of lectures on genetic genealogy, including as a featured speaker at the 2022 US Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference, as well as teaching thousands of law enforcement officials.

Through collaboration with hundreds of investigative agencies across North America, CeCe has led the Parabon Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) Team to the unparalleled record of over 340 successful identifications of violent criminal suspects and unidentified decedents since 2018. CeCe’s work with law enforcement has led to the first conviction (plea deal), the first conviction through jury verdict, the first conviction in a recent violent crime, the first active case solved, and the first exoneration in cases where the suspect was identified through IGG. The ABC News documentary miniseries, The Genetic Detective, follows CeCe as she uses her unique research skills to assist law enforcement in the pursuit of justice.

CeCe has been a core production member as the full-time genetic genealogist of the PBS Television documentary series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. continually since 2013, and as a producer in Season Five and Season 11.

Profiled by the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, Wall Street Journal, the UK Sunday Times, Le Monde, Haaretz, CeCe’s groundbreaking work has been featured in thousands of articles and hundreds of television shows throughout the world, including 60 Minutes, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS This Morning, PBS NewsHour and Fox News.

In 2018, CeCe was recognized by the Orange County Register as one of the Ten Most Influential People in Orange County, CA. In 2023, she was bestowed an honorary Doctorate of Science from Ramapo College and in 2024, she was awarded the DAR Medal of Honor.