Nicole Lapin Biography

Nicole Miriam Lapin (born March 7, 1984) is known for being an anchor on CNBC and CNN Live who regularly appeared on CNN Headline News, CNN, and CNN International. In January 2010, Lapin joined CNBC in New York as an anchor for Worldwide Exchange, joining CNBC Europe's Ross Westgate in London and CNBC Asia's Christine Tan in Singapore. She made her debut on that program February 1, 2010. In June 2010, she added the role co-anchoring The Kudlow Report from 7-8pm EST to her CNBC duties. Lapin also serves as a business and finance correspondent for Morning Joe on MSNBC and The Today Show on NBC. In September 2012, it was announced that Lapin joined Bloomberg Television as a non-exclusive anchor and special correspondent. In September 2011, Lapin launched her own production company for accessible financial news, called "Nothing But Gold Productions." Lapin founded the girls guide to finance called Recessionista, which served as the inspiration show on Ora TV, Carlos Slim and Larry King's network. She regularly appears on CNN, ABC News, and Entertainment Tonight as an expert money commentator.

Life and career

Lapin was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the child of a scientist and a former beauty queen. Her family is Jewish and her mother is a former Miss Israel. Lapin became interested in journalism while watching coverage of the Gulf War on CNN, which her parents barred her from watching due to "the perceived negativity and carnage." Lapin got her first broadcast experience when she was in high school and worked as the news anchor for the Public-access television cable TV station. She studied at Harvard University and Institut d'"?tudes Politiques de Paris and graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, as the valedictorian of her class. Even though she took time off to work professionally, she was still the youngest in her class.

Lapin began her career as a correspondent at CBS Stations in South Dakota and Kentucky. She also served as an investigative "I-Team" reporter for KPSP-LP in Palm Springs, California. There, she reported live from San Quentin Prison during the execution of Stanley Williams. Lapin also worked as a reporter on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for First Business network in Chicago.

She joined CNN in May 2006, becoming one of the youngest anchors in the network's history. She has anchored major events like the Virginia Tech massacre, Israel-Hezbollah conflict, and the 2008 Presidential election. In 2007, she created an interview series at CNN called "Young People Who Rock" where she talks with people under the age of 30 who are doing remarkable things. In 2009, Lapin reported on location in Los Angeles during Michael Jackson's memorial service. She also interviewed Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger one-on-one during California's budget crisis. Currently, she is a CNBC anchor on the only globally aired show. For CNBC, she interviews CEOs and politicians daily. Lapin reported extensively in-the-field on the fiscal woes of the U.S. States with a series called "States of Pain" and followed the renaissance of the "Made in America" movement, highlighting its effect on the global economy.

Lapin also contributes to NBC affiliate stations across the country with business updates, including KNBC in Los Angeles and WNBC in New York. She became the first "crossover" example of the NBCUniversal-Comcast deal by contributing to The Golf Channel's "Morning Drive" program.

Lapin served an ambassador for the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation, and created a chat series called "Being Smart is Cool" that "educates terminally ill children on global issues". She currently serves as a "smile ambassador," with Jessica Simpson, for Operation Smile. Lapin also serves as an ambassador for Points of Light and launched a birthday campaign with The United Nation's "Girl Up" initiative.

Lapin launched her own charity, "Lost Girls," in 2011 to offer young women with career clothing and advice.

Lapin has been on the cover of PowerGirls Magazine and Eliza magazine, both wholesome, positive female magazines. She is the 2008 recipient of the "Power 30 under 30" award.

In 2011, she was named a judge for the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival.

Personal life

Lapin is reportedly single, according to LA Confidential Magazine, although she has been romantically linked to Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. She was quoted in Men's Health (magazine) saying she looks for manners and life experience in a potential mate. In 2011, she was named by The New York Observer as New York's #1 Bachelorette. Recently, she has been linked to billionaire GSI Commerce founder and CEO Michael Rubin.

Lapin has been a vegetarian since she was young and a vegan since 2002. In 2009, she was named one of the "20 under 30" influential vegans by VegNews Magazine.

Her looks have been compared to The Duchess of Cambridge.