Andrew Ross is a journalist and author from the United States. He is well-known for his work as a financial columnist for The New York Times and as a co-anchor of CNBC’s Squawk Box. He is also the founder and editor of “DealBook,” and he wrote the best-selling book Too Big to Fail, which he later co-produced for HBO Films. He is best known as the co-creator of the Showtime series Billions.
Quick Facts
| Celebrated Name: | Andrew Ross Sorkin |
| Real Name/Full Name: | Andrew Ross Sorkin |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 47 years old |
| Birth Date: | 19 February 1977 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 6 feet 3 inches |
| Weight: | 60 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Pilar Jenny Queen |
| Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Yes 3 (Henry, Robin, Sydney) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
| Is Andrew Ross Sorkin Gay? | No |
| Profession: | Journalist |
| Salary: | N/A |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $12 million |
Andrew Ross Sorkin’s Biography
Andrew Ross Sorkin was born in New York to playwright Ross Sorkin and his mother Laurence T. Sorkin, a partner at the law firm Cahill Gordon & Reindel. He attended Scarsdale High School, where he graduated in 1995, and Cornell University, where he was a member of the Sigma Pi Fraternity.
Andrew Ross Sorkin Age, Height, Weight
Andrew Ross Sorkin was born on February 19, 1977, and is 47 years old as of 2024. He stands 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 60 kilograms.
Career
During his senior year of high school, he worked as a student intern for The New York Times and also for a paper that published 71 articles before he graduated. He began writing media and technology articles while still in college and assisting advertising columnist Stuart Elliot.
During his summer in London, he wrote for the New York Times about European business and technology and later returned to Cornell to finish his studies, where he was vice president of the Sigma Pi Fraternity. In 1999, he accepted a full-time position as The New York Times’ European mergers and acquisitions reporter in London.
In New York, he became the paper’s chief mergers and acquisitions reporter in 2000, a position he still holds today. He also founded “DealBook,” an online financial report published by the Times, for which he writes a weekly column. He also works as an assistant editor for the paper’s business and finance news.
He has broken major merger and acquisition news and led The New York Times coverage of the largest takeover in history. He has written about the Wall Street financial crisis and the troubled American auto industry. In 2007, he was the first journalist to identify and criticize a tax break for private equity and hedge funds. He has written a half-dozen articles criticizing private equity firms’ tax practices and urging the government to close the loophole.
As a journalist, Sorkin founded DealBook, a deal-making newsletter, and Wall Street, one of the first financial news aggregation services on the internet. In addition to his duties at The New York Times, Sorkin became a co-anchor on CNBC’s Squawk Box. He has also appeared on NBC’s Today show, PBS’s Charlie Rose and The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, MSNBC’s Hardball and Morning Joe, ABC’s Good Morning America, The Chris Matthews Show, HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, BBC World Service, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, and Comedy Central’s The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.
Sorkin hosted it’s the Economy, NY, a weekly seven-part, half-hour PBS talk show series about how the economy affects citizens. He co-created the Showtime series Billions, which starred Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis. Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System, published by Viking, was his book about the Wall Street banking crisis. Fortunately, HBO Films adapted the book into a film, which later premiered. It was directed by Curtis Hanson, and Peter Gould wrote the screenplay.
Andrew Ross Sorkin Achievements And Awards
Sorkin received the Gerald Loeb Award for Deadline Writing in 2005, as well as a business Book Award in 2010 for his book Too Big to Fail, as well as a Society of American Business Editors and Writers Award. He was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. He was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations as well.
Andrew Ross Sorkin’s Net Worth In 2024
Andrew Ross Sorkin’s net worth is estimated to be $12 million as of February 2024. He is the highest-paid journalist and columnist in any field of media. His successful career as a journalist has earned him millions of dollars. He wrote a book that became one of the best-selling books in the world, increasing his earnings. He is also a co-creator of the Showtime series Billions, which adds to his fortune.
Regardless of the controversies, Sorkin has managed to change people’s global economic and political views. He is regarded as one of the most successful journalists of all time.
Andrew Ross Sorkin’s Wife, Marriage
Andrew Ross Sorkin is married to pilar Queen Sorkin, whom he married in 2007. The couple has three children, named Henry, Robin, and Sydney.
