Cristina Alesci Biography
Cristina Alesci is a renowned American journalist who is currently serving as a business and politics correspondent for CNN and CNN Money based in New York. She covers financial markets, economic policy, campaigns, breaking news, financial frauds, and controversies facing major companies.
Her investigative series mainly focuses on the public policy issue of the 2016 election cycle, food production, and documenting the early struggles of successful leaders.
Alesci holds a B.S. in Criminal Justice (magma cum laude) from Pace University and a post-baccalaureate certificate in business from Columbia University. In 2008, she graduated with an M.A. in Journalism with honors from City University of New York’s Graduate School of Journalism. At the school, Alesci broke a story that gained national recognition, uncovering an FBI file on journalist David Halberstam in the mid-1960s.
Moreover, Alesci is a business and politics correspondent for CNN, covering financial markets, economic policy, and campaigns. She reports on how noble Americans, big businesses, and Wall Street are impacted by the Trump administration’s a trade and tax policies. In addition, most recently, she discussed the story of workers who are coping with large-scale layoffs in the Midwest. The stock market turbulence, global growth, and the trade war between the US and China.
Alesci has also reported extensively on the United States government’s ethics. During the 2016 presidential election, her stories highlighted the potential conflicts of interest faced by each of President Trump and Secretary Clinton. Since Trump’s election, she has reported on the conflicts posed by the family business of both the president and his son-in-law, White House senior advisor Jared Kushner.
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Moreover, Alesci’s stories on the continuing ties between senior members of the administration and their financial interests are featured regularly on The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, OutFront with Erin Burnett, and The Lead with Jake Tapper.
Before joining CNN, Christina worked as a journalist for Bloomberg TV from Feb 2009 to May 2014. At the station, she covered high-profile deals made headlines and moved markets. She was also responsible for breaking news on some of the biggest deals of the decade. Including Facebook’s initial public offering, the fight to take Dell private, and the buyout of Neiman Marcus.
While at Bloomberg, she also covered the sports, music, and entertainment industries, contributing to Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets Magazine.
Cristina Alesci Age
How old is Cristina Alesci? Alesci is 44 years old as of 2023. She was born on August 6, 1979, in New York City, the United States of America. In addition, she celebrates her birthday on the 6th of August every year and her birth sign is Leo.
Cristina Alesci Family
Alesci has not yet revealed her parents’ names but shares photos of them on social media. She has four siblings, three sisters, and a brother. Alesci holds American citizenship but her ethnicity is not known. From one of her Instagram posts, her mother immigrated from “Belta Vita” Rome to Linden, New Jersey in the late ’60s without speaking a word of English.
Cristina Alesci Husband
Alesci is married to her husband lawyer Stephen Diamond. The couple has not shared many details in the limelight. It is also not known whether they have any kids or not. However, we promise to keep you updated as soon as possible.
Cristina Alesci’s Height
Alesci stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.67 m) tall.
Cristina Alesci Diabetes
Cristina was diagnosed with adult-onset Type 1 Diabetes in 2016. The Doctor told her that it was an autoimmune disease and had nothing to do with her lifestyle. After the diagnosis, Alesci wrote an article on CNN stating;
“I was diagnosed with adult-onset Type 1 Diabetes. Suddenly, what I put in my body became a matter of life and death. My meals were no longer a celebration of flavors, but a medical exercise in reading labels, counting carbs, and measuring insulin.
The Change was overwhelming. I approached the challenge like an unfamiliar story, trying to learn as much as I could about what was in my food. It soon became apparent that there were far more questions than answers.
That’s when I decided to pursue a series about where our foods come from, what goes into it, and what it does to us. The result is “Raw Ingredients”- a behind-the-scenes examination of America’s Industrial food system.”
Cristina Alesci’s Net Worth
Alesci has an estimated net worth of between $1 million – $5 million. Her income is mainly attributed to her successful career as a journalist.
Cristina Alesci Salary
Alesci earns an estimated annual salary of between $144,167 – $200,000.
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