Ali Velshi

Birth Name:

Ali Velshi

Birth Place:

Nairobi, Kenya

Profession

Writer, Actor, Producer

Won a National Headliner Award for Business & Consumer Reporting in 2010 for CNN's "How the Wheels Came Off․"
Earned a degree in religion from Queens University in Canada
Worked as a business anchor for Cable Pulse 24 early on in his career
Reported on the collapse of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG and the Lehman Brothers, as well as on the U․S․ government's bailout plan
Worked as CNN's Chief Business Correspondent until he left the network to join Al Jazeera America
Though he was born in Kenya, he was raised in Toronto, Canada
Co-authored a book called "How to Speak Money," a guide for understanding emerging international economics and personal finances

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