Rebecca Ann Jarvis (born September 28, 1981) is an American

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and former

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. She is the chief business, economics, and technology correspondent for

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, the host, creator, and

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of ''Real Biz with Rebecca Jarvis'' and the host of the podcasts ''No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis'' and ''The Dropout''. She was a finalist on season 4 of ''The Apprentice''.

Early life

Jarvis is a daughter of Gail (née Marks) Jarvis and James T. Jarvis. Her father is a lawyer and business consultant in

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. Her mother is the ''

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''s nationally syndicated financial columnist.New York Times: Weddings "Rebecca Jarvis and Matthew Hanson"
January 29, 2012 Jarvis graduated from St. Paul Academy and Summit School in 1999 and the

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in 2003, studying economics and Law, Letters, and Society. She studied

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and business in

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and

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. Jarvis was one of '' Teen 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 involved

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and

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, 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 the

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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.

''The Apprentice''

On the second week of ''The Apprentice 4'', Jarvis broke her ankle while playing

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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.

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asked Pinkett if he should hire Jarvis as well; Pinkett replied that he should be the only Apprentice since he was the winner.

Professional career

Jarvis was a short-term interest rate trader on

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's foreign exchange desk in

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. She later worked at

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as an investment banking analyst. 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 including ''Crain's Chicago Business'' and ''Business 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 channel

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announced it would be hiring Jarvis as an associate reporter. She was a general assignment reporter based at CNBC's world headquarters, and covered

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and the

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. 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." Jarvis joined CBS News, primarily as a financial reporter, starting on April 1, 2010, and later became the co-anchor of '' CBS This Morning Saturday'', as well as Business and Economics Correspondent for CBS News. 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 joining

later that month. 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 of ''Real Biz with Rebecca Jarvis''. She reports for all ABC News programs and platforms including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' 20/20'', and '' This Week with George Stephanopoulos''. In 2017 Jarvis launched a new podcast with

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, ''No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis''. 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 of Theranos and

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Recognition

She received and Emmy award in 2023.

Personal life

Jarvis married Matthew Hanson on January 28, 2012, at McNamara Alumni Center in Minnesota. Rabbi Barry Axler officiated the ceremony with the bridegroom's father, the Rev. Craig Hanson, the lead pastor at Roseville Lutheran Church in

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, taking part. They are both graduates of

and worked together at Bank of America Securities in

. They have a daughter named Isabel, born on February 20, 2019. They also have a son named Leo born in 2023.

References

https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/family/story/rebecca-jarvis-opens-infertility-surrogacy-journey-becoming-family-105214194

External links

Interview with Rebecca Jarvis by ''Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine''
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