MARIA BARTIROMO
Anchor, CNBC's “Closing Bell”
Anchor/Managing Editor of the nationally syndicated “Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo”

Maria Bartiromo is anchor of CNBC’s "Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo" (M-F, 3-5 p.m. ET), and anchor and managing editor of the nationally syndicated "Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo," recently rated the most watched financial news program in America. Both programs air globally on the CNBC network.

In 1995, Bartiromo became the first journalist to report live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on a daily basis. She has covered Wall Street for 20 years. Bartiromo joined CNBC in 1993 after five years as a producer, writer and assignment editor with CNN Business News.

Bartiromo has received numerous prestigious awards, including a 2008 News and Documentary Emmy for her “Bailout Talks Collapse” program, broadcast on NBC Nightly News; and a Gracie Award for “Greenspan: Power, Money & the American Dream,” broadcast on CNBC.

She also won a second Emmy Award for her 2009 documentary, “Inside The Mind of Google,” which aired on CNBC.

In 2009, the Financial Times named her one of the “50 Faces That Shaped the Decade.”  She was inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame Class of 2011, for her impact on the cable industry – the first female journalist to be inducted. Bartiromo is the author of several books, including “The Weekend That Changed Wall Street,” published by Portfolio / Penguin, and “The 10 Laws of Enduring Success,” published by Random House; both released in 2010.

Bartiromo writes a monthly column for USA TODAY. She has written a weekly column for BusinessWeek and Milano Finanza, as well as monthly columns for Individual Investor, Ticker and Reader’s Digest magazines, and she has been published in the Financial Times, Newsweek, Town and Country, Registered Rep and the New York Post.

In addition to being a member of the Board of Trustees of New York University, Bartiromo is on the Board of Directors of the New York City Ballet, the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York and the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Columbus Citizens Foundation.

Bartiromo graduated from New York University, where she studied journalism and economics. She served as an adjunct professor at NYU Stern School of Business in the fall semesters of 2010 and 2011.

Maria Bartiromo was inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame becoming the first female journalist to be honored.

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