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| Born | Rebecca Ann Jarvis (1981-09-28)September 28, 1981 (age 43) Minneapolis,Minnesota, U.S. |
| Education | University of Chicago |
| Occupation(s) | Chief Business, Technology and Economics Correspondent forABC News |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Title | Financialjournalist; Chief Business, Technology and Economics Correspondent forABC News'Good Morning America,ABC World News Tonight,Nightline,This Week with George Stephanopoulos |
| Spouse | Matthew Pierce Hanson (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Rebecca Jarvis |
Rebecca Ann Jarvis[1] (born September 28, 1981)[2][3][4] is an Americanjournalist and formerinvestment banker. She is the chief business, economics, and technology correspondent forABC News, the host, creator, andmanaging editor ofReal Biz with Rebecca Jarvis and the host of the podcastsNo Limits with Rebecca Jarvis andThe Dropout.[5][6] She was a finalist onseason 4 ofThe Apprentice.
Jarvis is a daughter of Gail (née Marks) Jarvis and James T. Jarvis. Her father is a lawyer and business consultant inChicago. Her mother is theChicago Tribune's nationally syndicated financial columnist.[7] Jarvis graduated fromSt. Paul Academy and Summit School in 1999 and theUniversity of Chicago in 2003, studying economics and Law, Letters, and Society. She studiedinternational economics and business inParis atSciences Po andParis Dauphine University.[8]
Jarvis was one ofTeen People's "20 Teens Who Will Change the World" in February 2000. She was honored for raising over $750,000 for her own non-profit children's charity—a project that also involvedAl Gore andColin Powell, which she set up at 15. She was also named as a "Point of Light" for her advocacy of disenfranchised children and teens. During high school, Jarvis worked with theNational Youth Leadership Council on their Youth Project Team, getting one of the few interviews granted by then Secretary of State Colin Powell while serving as an NYLC Youth Reporter at National Youth Summits.[9]
On the second week ofThe Apprentice 4, Jarvis broke her ankle while playinghockey as a task-winning reward. She was on crutches for the rest of the competition, which took 39 days to tape in the spring of 2005, but was fully able to walk by the time of the live season finale seven months later. On the season finale of the show,Randal Pinkett was hired.Donald Trump asked Pinkett if he should hire Jarvis as well; Pinkett replied that he should be the only Apprentice since he was the winner.[10]
Jarvis was a short-term interest rate trader onCitigroup's foreign exchange desk inLondon. She later worked atBanc of America Securities inChicago as an investment banking analyst.[8]
Jarvis has worked in both investment banking and foreign currency trading, but left financial services to pursue a career in journalism. She has written for publications includingCrain's Chicago Business andBusiness 2.0. She is currently a governor on the board of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.
On March 7, 2006, the business news channelCNBC announced it would be hiring Jarvis as an associate reporter.[11] She was a general assignment reporter based at CNBC's world headquarters, and coveredNASDAQ and theNYMEX. She last appeared on CNBC on September 18, 2009. On October 21, 2009, TVNewser quoted CNBC spokesman Brian Steel as confirming that "Rebecca is no longer with CNBC, and we wish her the best."[12]
Jarvis joined CBS News, primarily as a financial reporter, starting on April 1, 2010, and later became the co-anchor ofCBS This Morning Saturday, as well as Business and Economics Correspondent for CBS News.[13] On the March 30, 2013, broadcast of CBS This Morning Saturday, she announced that she was leaving CBS News, but did not say where she was going. On April 2, it was announced she was joiningABC News later that month.[14] She has worked as the Chief Business and Economics Correspondent of ABC since.
Currently Jarvis is the Chief Business, Technology and Economics Correspondent for ABC News and the Host, Creator and Managing Editor ofReal Biz with Rebecca Jarvis. She reports for all ABC News programs and platforms includingGood Morning America,ABC World News Tonight,Nightline,20/20, andThis Week with George Stephanopoulos.
In 2017 Jarvis launched a new podcast withABC News Radio,No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis.[5] In January 2019, Jarvis, in conjunction with ABC Radio and ABC Nightline, became the host of a podcast called "The Dropout" which documents the rise and fall ofTheranos andElizabeth Holmes.[15]
| Year | Title |
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| 2000 | Point of Light Award winner #1098[16] |
| 2000 | "20 Teens Who Will Change the World" byTeen People magazine[17] |
| 2002 2003 | Recipient of the University of Chicago Dean's Grant[18] |
| 2012 | A recipient of the Women in Numbers Award by The Alliance for Women in Media[6][19] |
| 2013 | Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Award: 48 Hours CBS News Prime Time Special: Newtown[20] |
| 2014 | Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Morning Show – Good Morning America[21] |
| 2015 | Nominated Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Morning Show – Good Morning America[22] |
| 2016 | Nominated Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Morning Show – Good Morning America[23] |
| 2017 | Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Morning Show – Good Morning America[24][25] |
| 2019 | Early Career Achievement Award – UChicago Alumni Association[26] |
She received and Emmy award in 2023.
Jarvis married Matthew Hanson on January 28, 2012, at McNamara Alumni Center in Minnesota.[27] Rabbi Barry Axler officiated the ceremony with the bridegroom's father, the Rev. Craig Hanson, the lead pastor at Roseville Lutheran Church inRoseville, Minnesota, taking part.[27] They are both graduates ofUniversity of Chicago and worked together atBank of America Securities inChicago.[7] They have a daughter named Isabel, born on February 20, 2019. They also have a son named Leo born in 2023.[28][29]
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