Occupation Business journalist Spouse Jenny Harris (m. 2000) Role Journalist | Name David Faber Education Tufts University | |
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Born March 10, 1964 (age 60) ( 1964-03-10 ) Books The Faber Report: CNBC's "The Brain" Tells You How Wall Street Really Works and How You Can Make It Work for You Parents Belle B. Faber, Norman L. Faber Movies and TV shows Squawk on the Street, Business Nation, Arbitrage, America Now, Bull Session Similar People Carl Quintanilla, Nicholas Jarecki, Leeza Gibbons, Marie Masters Profiles | ||
Notable credit(s) Squawk on the Street | ||
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David H. Faber (born March 10, 1964) is a financial journalist and market news analyst for the television cable network CNBC. He is currently one of the co-hosts of CNBC's morning show Squawk on the Street.
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Career
Faber joined CNBC in 1993 after seven years at Institutional Investor. He has been dubbed "The Brain" by CNBC co-workers, and has hosted several documentaries on corporations, such as Wal-Mart and eBay. The Age of Walmart earned Faber a 2005 Peabody Award and an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for Broadcast Journalism.
In 2001, Faber was considered to be a strong contender for the co-anchor chair of CNN's then-popular Moneyline.
In addition to Squawk on the Street, Faber hosts the network's monthly program, Business Nation, which debuted on January 24, 2007.
Faber is the author of three books; The Faber Report (2002), And Then the Roof Caved In (2009), and House of Cards: The Origins of the Collapse (2010).
Personal life
His mother (Belle B. Faber) is a businesswoman and an associate director of the American Jewish Congress. His father (Norman L. Faber) is a lawyer. In 2000, Faber married Jenny Harris, who is a business journalist / television producer, daughter of lawyer Jay Harris (Hall Dickler Kent Goldstein & Wood) and As the World Turns actress Marie Masters, and fraternal twin sister of musician Jesse Harris. Faber is a 1985 cum laude graduate of Tufts University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.