Kelly Evans Biography – Kelly Evans Wiki
Kelly Evans is an American journalist and co-anchor of Power Lunch on the CNBC business news channel. Previously, she was based in CNBC Europe’s London, England, headquarters from May 2012 to May 2013 and is now based in CNBC’s headquarters in New Jersey. Before she joined CNBC, she worked as an economics reporter at The Wall Street Journal whereby she wrote the “Ahead of the Tapes” column, also wrote for “Heard on the Street”, and hosted the daily “News Hub” on WSJ.com. Prior to joining CNBC, she was a frequent guest on various television news programs.
The offset of her career was at the Wall Street Journal in 2007, where she covered real estate and economics. While there, she also performed her duties as a reporter for the Global Economics bureau. She was among the moderators for a 2012 Republican Primary debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In addition to that, she also moderated a James Carville versus Ann Coulter debate, part of the 25th annual mock convention event at her alma mater. Comparison has been made on her to former CNBC host Erin Burnett, who left the cable business channel to anchor a news program on CNN.
At CNBC, Evans got the opportunity to co-host Closing Bell when Maria Bartiromo left in 2013 until 2018 when CNBC moved her to their new show, The Exchange. Sara Eisen would then be her replacement as co-host of Closing Bell. in her early years at Rockbridge County High School, she earned eight letters in lacrosse, cross country, and track. She went ahead to attend Washington and Lee University where she was a George Washington Honor Scholar which earned her a full-ride academic scholarship and graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in business journalism. In that time, she became a four-time scholar-athlete, co-captain of the women’s lacrosse team (First Team All-State, a First-Team All-ODAC, and a First Team All-Region selection) and a national leadership society Omicron Delta Kappa.
Kelly Evans Age
She was born on July 17, 1985, in Hartford, Connecticut, and raised in Lexington, Virginia, Rockbridge County, near the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Kelly Evans Husband
On April 22, 2017, she got married to her husband Eric Chemi who is CNBC’s sports reporter .
Kelly Evans Children
With her husband Eric Chemi, they have two children. They welcomed their first child in July 2018.
Kelly Evans Parents
She is the daughter of Dave Evans while we are unaware of who her mother is. She also has one sister.
Kelly Evans Height
She stands at a total height of 1.78 meters tall.
Kelly Evans Instagram
She is on Instagram as realkellyevans.
