Maria Bartiromo is the anchor of "Closing Bell With Maria Bartiromo," as well as host and managing editor of "The Wall Street Journal Report With Maria Bartiromo" on CNBC. She has covered Wall Street for 20 years and was the first journalist to report live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on a daily basis. In 2009, the Financial Times named Bartiromo one of "50 Faces That Shaped a Decade." She will be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame Class of 2011 for her impact on the cable industry — the first journalist to be inducted. Among her many awards are two Emmys for her "Bailout Talks Collapse" coverage and "Inside the Mind of Google" documentary, and a Gracie Award for "Greenspan: Power, Money & the American Dream." Bartiromo's latest book is "The 10 Laws of Enduring Success." Before joining CNBC, she was a producer and assignment editor at CNN Business News. A Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, she holds a bachelor's degree from New York University.
Global Conference 2013
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, philanthropist Bill Gates and Strive Masiyiwa of Econet Wireless discuss advancing prosperity in Africa.