Biography

Brian Sullivan

by Simond Cannon,

Synopsis

The television news anchor and business journalist, Brian Sullivan is considered to be one of the first financial reporters to highlight the risk of the housing bubble in 2006-2007. He currently serves as a co-anchor of CNBC’s ‘Power Lunch’ and works as a host of the ‘Taking Numbers.’

Early Life and Education 

The co-anchor of CNBC’s ‘Power Lunch’, Brian Sullivan was born on July 19, 1971, in Los Angeles, California, United States. Regarding his nationality and ethnicity, Brian is a White American. 

Brian was brought up in Los Angeles by his parents and accomplished his school level from there. He later graduated from the James Wood High school before earning a Law degree from Brooklyn Law School.

Following that, Sullivan also attended Virginia Tech and completed his B.A. in political science.

Professional Career

Brian Sullivan is co-anchor of CNBC's ‘Power Lunch’ that deals with people, businesses, and trends that influence Wall Street. Before joining CNBC in the year 2011, he worked as a producer, reporter, and anchor at Fox Business Network and Bloomberg Television for three years and twelve years respectively.

Brian is highly appreciated for being the first financial reporter who highlighted the risk of the housing bubble in 2006-2007. He also has won two prestigious Loeb Awards, one for the 2007 special ‘Subprime Shockwaves’ and the other for the 2013 doc u mentary America’s Gun: Rise of the AR-15.

Furthermore, Brian featured on the MSNBC program, Morning Joe as a recurring guest and has also appeared on NBC Sports. He also reported from the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia in the year 2014.

Personal Life

Financial journalist and news anchor, Brian Sullivan, 46, is a happily married man with no rumors of getting a divorce. Brian was married to his girlfriend, Julie Sullivan on July 1, 1995. As per resource, the couple held their wedding ceremony in Rutherford County, Tennessee.

According to sources, Brian and his wife, Julie have a six years old son. The couple also attended a symposium hosted by The Shafik Gabr Foundation and seemed very happy together. Apart from his profession, he is also busy spending time on the race track.

Likewise, Brian is an occasional car racer who is competing in the SCCA cla s s Spec Racer Ford. He became a winner on both SCCA divisional championships, the 2003 NESCCA Formula Mazda and 2008 NESCCA Spec Racer Ford championships.   

Net Worth and Body Measurement

The television news anchor and business journalist, Brian Sullivan earns a tremendous amount of net worth as he has worked for the TV network, CNBC for a long time. He has been a financial and business journalist for almost twenty years in the field of the media. Brian’s estimated net worth is around $2 million. Brian also receives more than $57K as an annual salary from CNBC. He is 6 feet 4 inch tall.