Most of you people know Alexis Glick as an American television personality known for Money for Breakfast and The Opening Bell on Fox Business Network but you may not know that she's also the owner of a non-profit organization working for the health and hygiene of kids.
Besides her amazing career, she faced some issues in her personal life when her husband Oren Glick suffered a terrible back pain. Scroll down for more details!
Alexis Glick's Married Life with Oren Glick
Alexis,45 tied the knot with Oren Glick, the founder, and president of Shoot Digital, a New York City photography company. The exact date of their wedding is still unknown but sources say that the couple has been together for 15 years.
The couple is blessed with four kids. However, their married life was not always happy as she faced a lot of challenges when her husband suffered from a terrible back problem.
Shortly after she left Fox, her husband a collegiate wrestler could hardly walk on his feet due to his back issue. Glick said,
'We were in a panic and we didn’t know how to explain it to our kids when we didn’t have the answer.'
They visited several hospitals in the New York area to find the solution. Oren's condition degraded to a level where he couldn't even lie still during an MRI.
He became incoherent because the doctors had to keep sedating him. I’d been with him for 15 years and I’d never seen him like that.
Finally, after undergoing a critical surgery in Manhattan he fully recovered from the back problem.
Her husband is back at work. He once said that the experience changed his life to a great extent.
Alexis and Oren are growing stronger with the pa s sing time with no signs of getting a divorce anytime sooner.
Alexis Glick's Amazing Career
Though Alexis started her career at Goldman Sachs, she became the first youngest woman to work in the New York Stock Exchange.
She's known for her dedication in consumer and entertainment stocks, utility and real estate investment trusts. She also worked in some of the financials including banks, credit card stocks, government agencies, and insurance stocks at Morgan Stanley.
Meanwhile, Alexis worked as a host for the third hour of NBC's Today Show in 2006. She also worked temporarily as an anchor on Early Today and MSNBC Live. She was a senior business correspondent for CNBC.
Later on, she joined the Fox News Channel as Director of Business News in September 2006. She interviewed some of the famous personalities including Barack Obama, Gary Locke, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and former Irish head of state John Bruton.
In addition, she also appeared in Real Time with Bill Maher, CNN, and ABC news.
Besides her television career, Glick is also involved in charity works. She is the founder and CEO of the GENYOUth Foundation.
The organization is truly dedicated to reversing childhood obesity rates nurturing child health and wellness through improved nutrition and physical activity.
Quick Facts about Alexis Glick
- Born on 7 August 1972 in New York City, New York.
- Her father, Robert E. Donnelly is an entertainment lawyer and his mother, Ellen Cahill Donnelly was a secretary for Lehman Brothers.
- Graduated from the Dalton School on the Upper East Side.
- Earned Bachelor's degree in political science from Columbia University.
- Initiated her career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs in the Equities Division.
