Emmy Award-Winning Anchor, FOX Business Network
Liz Claman: Biography at a Glance
- Liz Claman is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, author and one of the top anchors at FOX Business News where she anchors Countdown to the Closing Bell
- Shares insights on markets, leadership and the global economy gleaned from her access to the most influential and powerful business and political leaders in the world
- Conducted the first one-hour, live sit-down interview with billionaire Warren Buffett, earning a reputation as one of the most respected financial journalists in television
- In her keynote presentations, Claman delivers an up-to-the-minute analysis of the news—and people—moving the markets and what it all means for the future of the U.S. and global economy
Biography
Liz Claman joined FOX Business Network (FBN) as an anchor in October 2007. She anchors Countdown to the Closing Bell with Liz Claman.
Her October debut on FBN included an exclusive interview with Berkshire Hathaway CEO and legendary investor Warren Buffett. Throughout her tenure at FBN, Claman has conducted exclusive interviews with former Intel CEO Paul Otellini, former Ford CEO Alan Mulally, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, JPMorgan Chase chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon, former United States Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, as well as joint interviews with Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman Charlie Munger and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates at Berkshire Hathaway’s Annual Shareholder meetings in Omaha, Nebraska.
Prior to joining FBN, Claman served as an anchor at CNBC, most recently anchoring Morning Call and Cover to Cover. During her time at CNBC, Claman has interviewed major financial newsmakers, including Warren Buffett, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, and former Treasury Secretary John Snow. She has also anchored Wake Up Call, Market Watch and Today’s Business.
Before CNBC, Claman served as an anchor and reporter for Boston’s WHDH-TV (NBC). She was also a contributing correspondent for NBC’s syndicated daytime program RealLife. Prior to that, she anchored a two-hour daily talk show, The Morning Exchange for WEWS-TV (ABC) in Cleveland. She received an Emmy for her work on The Morning Exchange.
The mother of two is a tireless advocate for wounded soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as for Jewish and Israeli causes. She is the author of The Best Investment Advice I Ever Received: Priceless Wisdom from Warren Buffett, Jim Cramer, Suze Orman, Steve Forbes, and Dozens of Other Top Financial Experts.
A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Claman began her on-air career at WSYX-TV (ABC) in Columbus, Ohio as a reporter and later a weekend anchor. Earlier, she was a news associate for KCBS-TV (CBS) in Los Angeles where she was the youngest person in the station’s history to win a local Emmy Award for “Best Spot Producer”.
