Susan Li (born May 1, 1985) is a TV journalist who works for American television channel Fox Business Network.
Early life and education
Li was born in
China and grew up in
Toronto. Her mentor was her mother, who raised a family on her own in Canada after emigrating from China. She graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in economics.
Career
CBC
Li began her career at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where she contributed in various roles including associate producer and freelance reporter for both radio and television.
Bloomberg Television
Li joined Bloomberg Television in 2006 as host of the channel's first primetime evening newscast in the
Asia-Pacific region,
Asia Business Tonight. She started hosting
Bloomberg Edge and
Morning Call in 2010. She hosted the
First Up with Susan Li morning business show, where she focused on market openings across Asia, interviewed business leaders, and reported on top news stories from across the globe.
Li also hosted
Asia Stars, which had the distinction of largely being filmed onboard
Hong Kong's famous
Star Ferry as it crossed
Victoria Harbour.
She was also a co-host of
Asia Edge, which featured more extensive interviews and news coverage.
In 2008, she was nominated for the Best News Anchor award at the Asian Television Awards.
As part of Bloomberg International's global programming, Li was seen around the world. During her time at the channel, she interviewed business and government leaders, including Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe,
CNBC Asia
In 2014, Li joined
CNBC Asia as co-anchor of
Asia Squawk Box. Li also hosted
First Class - CNBC International's luxury travel show. At the APEC Summit in Beijing in 2014, Li held the session on stage after Russian Prime Minister
Vladimir Putin and before US President
Barack Obama address.
Asia Squawk Box was named the Best News Program at the Asian Television Awards in 2015 with Li as co-host. In May 2014, she interviewed
Finance Minister
P Chidambaram and Bank of Japan Governor
Haruhiko Kuroda at the Asian Development Bank's annual meeting in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.
Li has also covered the World Economic Forum in
Davos.
CNBC Europe
In September 2015, Li left CNBC Asia to join its
London-based sister network
CNBC Europe. She was a co-anchor of
Worldwide Exchange along with Wilfred Frost (son of the late
David Frost) through 31 December 2015. She last co-hosted the show from London and also on location throughout Asia and Europe.
CNBC
Li joined
CNBC in January 2016 as a correspondent and a relief presenter in New York. While at the channel, Li has interviewed Canadian Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau, Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman, Robert De Niro,
Nobu Matsuhisa, and
Jet Li.
She left CNBC in August 2017.
FOX Business
Li joined
Fox Business as a business correspondent in April 2018.
Since joining, Li has interviewed
Apple Inc CEO
Tim Cook, Canadian Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau,
Uber's CEO Dara Khosrowshahi,
Airbnb's founder
Brian Chesky, and
Binance billionaire
Changpeng Zhao during the
FTX collapse. In mid-December 2022, during a round of Elon Musk's Twitter suspensions, Li's account was among those suspended.
Li has also been a vocal media advocate speaking up against the rise in anti-Asian violence.
Awards
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