Brian Sullivan (news anchor)
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Brian Sullivan (born July 19, 1971, Los Angeles, California) is a television news anchor and business journalist for CNBC, currently co-presenting Power Lunch and since April 2025, US Markets Edition for CNBC Asia, a programme which broadcasts highlights of the previous day's CNBC output. Sullivan is also the network's Senior National Correspondent
Biography
Prior to joining CNBC, Sullivan produced, reported, and anchored at Bloomberg Television (12 years) and Fox Business (3 years).
{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/brian-sullivan/ |title=Brian Sullivan Profile, Biography, About - CNBC |website=CNBC |date=4 April 2012 |access-date=2013-12-31 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204144339/http://www.cnbc.com/id/42961564/Brian_Sullivan_Profile_Biography_About__CNBC |archive-date=2013-02-04 }}{{cite web|url=http://opportunistmagazine.com/talking-shop-with-brian-sullivan-name/ |title=Opportunist Magazine - Talking Shop with Brian Sullivan |accessdate=2013-12-31 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023155601/http://opportunistmagazine.com/talking-shop-with-brian-sullivan-name/ |archivedate=2012-10-23 }}
He joined CNBC in 2011 and has presented a number of the station's flagship programs, including Street Signs (2011-2015), Power Lunch (2015-2018), Worldwide Exchange (2018-2023), and Last Call until it ended in July 2024 and in December 2024 he returned Power Lunch.
Sullivan is recognized as one of the first financial journalists to highlight the risks of the housing bubble. He has been nominated for two prestigious Loeb Awards, one for his 2013 documentary [https://www.cnbc.com/id/100606839#. America's Gun: Rise of the AR-15] and the other for the 2007 special "Subprime Shockwaves," which also won the NY CPA Society Excellence in Financial Journalism award.
He is a frequent guest on the MSNBC program Morning Joe and has also appeared on NBC Sports. In 2014 he reported from the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Prior to joining Bloomberg in 1997, Sullivan traded chemical commodities for Mitsubishi International. He is a 1993 graduate of Virginia Tech double majoring in Political Science and history,{{Cite web|url=http://www.talkingbiznews.com/1/cnbc-hires-sullivan-from-fox-business/|title = CNBC hires Sullivan from Fox Business|date = 15 April 2011}} where he played on the rugby team and is a member of Zeta Psi fraternity. He has received a Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School{{cite web|url=http://www.collegiatetimes.com/news/virginia_tech/a-conversation-with-notable-alum-brian-sullivan/article_f7ed78d6-6fc7-5695-82e5-01eef239cee6.html|title=A conversation with notable alum Brian Sullivan|work=Collegiate Times|last=Seal|first=Dean|date=22 October 2013}} as well as a Certificate in Journalism from the New York University School of Continuing Education.{{cite web|url=http://talkingbiznews.com/1/cnbc-hires-sullivan-from-fox-business/|title=CNBC hires Sullivan from Fox Business|work=Talking Biz News|date=15 April 2011|accessdate=14 September 2017}}
Sullivan also races cars competing in the SCCA class Spec Racer Ford. He previously raced in the class Formula Mazda. He won both the 2003 NESCCA Formula Mazda and 2008 NESCCA Spec Racer Ford championships.{{cite web |title=Brian Sullivan and Wife Julie Sullivan Amaze Us With Their Splendid Salary and Net Worth! |url=http://liverampup.com/entertainment/brian-sullivan-and-wife-julie-sullivan-amaze-us-with-their-splendid-salary-and-net-worth.html |website=Liverampup |date=25 January 2017 |accessdate=27 December 2018 }}
Sullivan is a graduate of James Wood High School in Winchester, Virginia.
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External links
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Category:American television news anchors
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