Nicole Lapin

Nicole Lapin was born on March 7, 1984, in Los Angeles, California. Her interest in journalism developed at a young age, leading her to work as a news anchor for a public-access television station in high school. At 15, she participated in writing programs at Harvard. She later graduated as valedictorian from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she also majored in political science and studied European Union politics at L’Institut d’études politiques de Paris. Lapin began her career as a correspondent for CBS stations in South Dakota and Kentucky, and as an investigative reporter for KPSP-LP in Palm Springs, California, where she reported live from San Quentin Prison. She also reported from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for the First Business network.

Lapin joined CNN in 2005, becoming one of the youngest anchors at the network. During her tenure, she covered significant events such as the Virginia Tech massacre, the Israel–Hezbollah conflict, and the 2008 presidential election. In 2009, she reported from Los Angeles on Michael Jackson’s memorial service and interviewed Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger during California’s budget crisis. She was involved in the launch of CNN Live and regularly appeared on CNN Headline News, CNN, and CNN International. In January 2010, Lapin moved to CNBC as a New York-based anchor for Worldwide Exchange and later co-anchoring The Kudlow Report. She conducted interviews with corporate executives, covered market movements, and produced a series on state fiscal challenges called “States of Pain.” She also contributed financial articles to CNBC.com and USA Today. In September 2012, she joined Bloomberg Television as an anchor and special correspondent, focusing on technology and business, interviewing leaders from companies like LinkedIn and Zappos. From 2013, she served as a special correspondent for omg! Insider and Entertainment Tonight, and as a money-saving correspondent for The Wendy Williams Show.

In 2014, Lapin published her first book, “Rich Bitch: A Simple 12-Step Plan for Getting Your Financial Life Together…Finally,” which became a New York Times Best Seller. This success was followed by “Boss Bitch” and “Becoming Super Woman.” In 2022, her fourth book, “Miss Independent,” debuted on The Wall Street Journal bestseller list. She was the host and a judge for the business competition show “Hatched” on The CW Network, which was renewed for a second season on CBS. In 2022, she launched Money News Network (MNN), a podcast network dedicated to business and finance, where she hosts “Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin” and co-hosts “Help Wanted” with Jason Feifer. Lapin has also appeared on programs including “Good Morning America,” “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” “The Tamron Hall Show,” and “The Drew Barrymore Show,” and has been a judge for the Miss America pageant and the Tribeca Film Festival. She was appointed a faculty member at the Jack Welch School of Business at Strayer University in 2019.