Melissa Lee Biography
Melissa Lee is an American journalist working as the host of CNBC’s “Fast Money,” which is broadcast live from Nasdaq’s MarketSite studio in Times Square.
How old is Melissa Lee? – Age
She is 46 years old as of 4 November 2020. She was born in 1974 in Great Neck, New York, United States.
Melissa Lee Family
Lee’s grandfather, along with his wife and children, immigrated from rural China to Buffalo, New York in the United States. Lee’s father attended Columbia University before settling in Great Neck, New York. Lee was inspired to become a reporter by New York news anchor Kaity Tong, whom he idolized as a child.
Is Melissa Lee married? – Husband
She is married to Benjamin Kallo. The couple dated for a long time and married in 2017.
How much is Melissa Lee Worth? – Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
Melissa Lee Career
She’s also the host of “Options Action,” a weekly half-hour program that explains the benefits of options trading (Friday, 5:30 p.m. ET). Lee is also a part of the ensemble cast of CNBC’s “Power Lunch” (M-F, 2PM-3PM ET). Lee was previously a co-anchor and host of CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” and “Money in Motion Currency Trading.” For the network, she also covered investment banking, hedge funds, and private equity.
“Rise of the Machines” in 2013, “Code Wars: America’s Cyber Threat” in 2011, “Coca-Cola: The Real Story Behind the Real Thing” in 2009, and “Porn: Business of Pleasure” in 2009 are among the one-hour documentaries Lee has reported for the network. She reported and hosted “Made in China: People’s Republic of Profit,” a one-hour documentary from Beijing and Shanghai in 2008. She covered China for the network extensively, covering everything from the country’s growth to its challenges to the opportunities for American businesses. She was nominated for a Gerald Loeb Award in 2009 for a CNBC Special Report titled “Is Your Money Safe?” and received a Gracie Award for Outstanding Host-News in 2010. She co-anchored the documentary “The Fall of Lehman Brothers.”
Lee has also been nominated for two Emmys in the category of Business News. Her report, “The $50M Con,” about a college student-turned-scammer who ran a fake hedge fund and was eventually caught by the FBI, won her an award in 2007. She was also nominated in 2003 for her reporting on mutual fund proxy voting. Lee worked for Bloomberg Television and CNN Financial News before joining CNBC in 2004. Lee worked as a consultant at Mercer Management Consulting prior to her career in television. Her cases were primarily in the banking and credit card industries.