Andrew Ross Sorkin was born on the 19th February 1977 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a journalist, who is probably best recognized for being a financial columnist for The New York Times, and the founder of DealBook, a newsletter published by the magazine. He is also known as an author, who wrote a book entitled “Too Big To Fail”. Beside that, he is a host, known for “Squawk Box” on the CNBC channel. His career has been active since the 1990s.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Andrew Ross Sorkin is? As of mid- 2016 it has been estimated from sources that Andrew counts his net worth at the amount of $10 million, which has been accumulated through his successful career as a journalist and author. Another source is coming from his career as a television host, as well as from his owning a newsletter.
Andrew Ross Sorkin Net Worth $10 Million
Andrew Ross Sorkin was born to Joan Ross Sorkin, who was a playwright, and Laurence T. Sorkin, who worked as a partner at the law firm Cahill Gordon & Reindel. After matriculation from Scarsdale High School in 1995, he became a student at Cornell University, from which he graduated with a BA degree in Science in 1999. Andrew’s career began when he was still in high school, writing for the New York Times, and publishing more than 70 articles for the magazine, while his education lasted.
In 1999 he became the full time employee of the magazine, which marked the beginning of an increase of his net worth. He firstly worked as reporter of European mergers and acquisitions, and after a year he became the chief mergers and acquisitions reporter, based in New York, which has increased his net worth by a large margin, as he still works on that position.
Apart from his career at The New York Times, he also started his own website, entitled DealBook, which covers major deals made on Wall Street, and covers all major news in finance and economics. This has also increased Sorkin’s net worth by a large margin, as the site became immensely popular. His site won several prestigious awards, including the Webby Award for Best Business Blog in 2007, and SABEW award for overall excellence the same year. The following year, his site received EPpy Award for Best Business Blog.
To speak further of his career, he has also appeared on television, hosting and co-hosting shows on CNBC, “Squawk Box”, on MSNBC’s “Hardball” and “Morning Joe”, on HBO “Real Time with Bill Mahe”, and on NBC, “Charlie Rose Show”, among others, all of which have added to the overall size of his net worth.
Andrew is also recognized as an author, publishing a book “Too Big To Fail” in 2009, which sales also benefited to his net worth. His book was adopted into a film, which came out in 2011, which also added to his net worth.
Furthermore, he also co-created TV series entitled “Billions”, which is aired on Showtime; this also boosted his net worth.
Thanks to his career, Andrew received several prestigious awards, including the Gerald Loeb Award in 2005. Two years in the row he was the recipient of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers Award for breaking news, and in 2007 he was named the Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, among many others.
If to talk about his personal life, Andrew Ross Sorkin has been married to Pilar Jenny Queen since 2007; the couple has two children. Spare time he spends enjoying in playing chess and golf with his friends.
