From high-stakes trading floors to the front lines of investigative journalism
In short: Before she was a leading business correspondent for ABC News, Rebecca Jarvis navigated the intense world of foreign exchange trading in London. Her journey from an investment banking analyst to a prominent voice in economic reporting reveals a remarkable transition from managing capital to uncovering global corporate stories.
Rebecca Jarvis’s career is defined by a pivot from the high-pressure environments of global finance to the investigative rigors of broadcast journalism. Her career started within finance, where she traded short-term interest rates for Citigroup’s London-based foreign exchange team. Following this, she worked as an investment banking analyst at Banc of America Securities in Chicago, a role she shared with her husband, Matthew Hanson. Her academic foundation includes studying economics and Law, Letters, and Society at the University of Chicago, where she graduated in 2003. She also expanded her expertise through international studies at Sciences Po and Paris Dauphine University in France.
Her transition into media was marked by several high-profile roles. In March 2006, she joined CNBC as an associate reporter, covering major markets including NASDAQ and the NYMEX. After a period with CNBC, she joined CBS News on April 1, 2010, where she served as a financial reporter and co-anchor of CBS This Morning Saturday. By April 2013, she moved to ABC News, where she currently serves as the chief business, technology, and economics correspondent. Her tenure at CNBC concluded in late 2009, as confirmed by company spokespeople. During her time at CBS, she also served as the network's Business and Economics Correspondent.
Beyond the news desk, Jarvis has established herself as a significant figure in the podcasting landscape. In 2017, she launched 'No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis' via ABC News Radio. In 2019, she hosted 'The Dropout,' a notable investigative series documenting the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and the company Theranos. This evolution from reporting on market fluctuations to deep-dive corporate investigations highlights her expanding influence in economic storytelling. She also manages her own program, Real Biz with Rebecca Jarvis, as its creator and managing editor. Her reporting reaches a wide audience across various ABC platforms, including Nightline and Good Morning America.
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