Rebecca Jarvis

Rebecca Jarvis
Rebecca Jarvis
Born	September 28, 1981 (age 45)
Occupation(s)	Journalist, former investment banker
Known for	Chief correspondent for business, economics, and technology at ABC News; host of Real Biz with Rebecca Jarvis; presenter of podcasts No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis and The Dropout; finalist on The Apprentice (season 4)

Adapted from the English Wikipedia article Rebecca Jarvis, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 9 August 2025

Rebecca Ann Jarvis (born September 28, 1981) is an American journalist and former investment banker. She currently serves as the chief correspondent for business, economics, and technology at ABC News. Jarvis is also the host, creator, and managing editor of Real Biz with Rebecca Jarvis, as well as the presenter of the podcasts No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis and The Dropout. Additionally, she was a finalist on the fourth season of The Apprentice.

Early life

Jarvis is the daughter of Gail (née Marks) Jarvis, a nationally syndicated financial columnist for the Chicago Tribune, and James T. Jarvis, a Chicago-based lawyer and business consultant. She completed her secondary education at St. Paul Academy and Summit School in 1999 before earning her degree from the University of Chicago in 2003, where she studied economics alongside Law, Letters, and Society. Her academic pursuits also included studies in international economics and business at Sciences Po and Paris Dauphine University in Paris.

In 2000, Teen People recognized her as one of "20 Teens Who Will Change the World." At just 15 years old, she founded a nonprofit children's charity that raised over $750,000 with support from notable figures such as Al Gore and Colin Powell. For her efforts advocating for underprivileged youth, she was honored as a Point of Light. During her high school years, Jarvis contributed as a Youth Reporter for the National Youth Leadership Council, securing one of the rare interviews granted by then Secretary of State Colin Powell at National Youth Summits.

The Apprentice

In the second week of The Apprentice 4, Jarvis sustained a broken ankle while playing hockey during a task reward. Despite being on crutches throughout the 39-day competition in spring 2005, she had fully recovered by the live finale held seven months later. Randal Pinkett was ultimately chosen as the winner; when Donald Trump inquired whether Jarvis should also be hired, Pinkett declined, emphasizing that he should remain the sole Apprentice.

Professional career

Jarvis began her professional journey as a short-term interest rate trader on Citigroup’s London foreign exchange desk before moving to Banc of America Securities in Chicago as an investment banking analyst. Shifting her career focus from finance to journalism, she contributed to publications such as Crain's Chicago Business and Business 2.0 and holds a board position with the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.

In March 2006, CNBC brought Jarvis on board as an associate reporter covering NASDAQ and NYMEX from their headquarters. She departed CNBC in September 2009. Beginning in April 2010, she joined CBS News as a financial reporter and later co-anchored CBS This Morning Saturday, while serving as Business and Economics Correspondent. Jarvis left CBS in March 2013 and transitioned to ABC News later that same month.

At ABC News, she holds the roles of Chief Business, Technology and Economics Correspondent as well as Host, Creator, and Managing Editor of Real Biz with Rebecca Jarvis. Her reporting spans multiple ABC platforms including Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, Nightline, 20/20, and This Week with George Stephanopoulos.

In 2017, Jarvis launched the podcast No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis through ABC News Radio. In January 2019, she hosted "The Dropout," a podcast chronicling the rise and collapse of Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes, produced by ABC Radio alongside ABC Nightline.

Honors and Awards

Year	Award or Recognition
2000	Recipient of the Point of Light Award, number 1098
2000	Featured in Teen People magazine as one of "20 Teens Who Will Change the World"
2002	Awarded the University of Chicago Dean's Grant (also received in 2003)
2012	Honored with the Women in Numbers Award from The Alliance for Women in Media
2013	Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Award for the CBS News Prime Time Special: Newtown on 48 Hours
2014	Won Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Morning Show – Good Morning America
2015	Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Morning Show – Good Morning America
2016	Nominated for Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Morning Show – Good Morning America
2017	Daytime Emmy Award recipient for Outstanding Morning Show – Good Morning America
2019	Received Early Career Achievement Award from the UChicago Alumni Association

In 2023, she was honored with an Emmy Award.

Personal Life

On January 28, 2012, Jarvis wed Matthew Hanson in Minnesota. Both are alumni of the University of Chicago and previously collaborated professionally at Bank of America Securities in Chicago. They are parents to two children: a daughter named Isabel, born on February 20, 2019, and a son named Leo, born in 2023.

References

https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/family/story/rebecca-jarvis-opens-infertility-surrogacy-journey-becoming-family-105214194

External Links