Ali Velshi
Encyclopedia
Ali Velshi is a Canadian-American
television
journalist
best known for his work on CNN
. He is CNN's Chief Business Correspondent, Anchor of CNN's Wake Up Call and a co-host of CNN's weekday morning show American Morning
.
, Kenya
and raised in Toronto, Ontario, he is the son of Murad Velshi
, the first Canadian of India
n origin elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
and his wife Mila, who grew up in South Africa
. He is an Ismaili Muslim of Indian descent and earned a degree in religious studies
from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario
in 1994. During his time at Queen's he made news by organizing protests against Preston Manning
and Canada's Reform Party
. In 2010, Velshi was awarded the Queen's University Alumni Achievement Award. He previously attended Toronto's Northern Secondary School
. Velshi was married briefly in his 20s, and in 2009, he married again. This time, Velshi married New York-born hedge fund manager Lori Wachs, the president of Philadelphia-based Cross Ledge Investments, whom he met when she was a guest on his show.
ship to the United States Congress
from the American Political Science Association
. In this capacity he worked with Lee H. Hamilton
, then a Democratic Representative
from Indiana
.
. He later became a business reporter and anchor for CablePulse 24
and its sister station CityTV
. In 1999, he joined Report on Business Television, (now BNN - Business News Network
) Canada's first all-business news specialty channel
. Velshi hosted "The Business News", Canada's first prime time business news hour.
in New York City
. He anchored several shows including "Insights", "Business Unusual", "Street Sweep", "[Your Money]", and he co-hosted "The Money Gang" with his friend Pat Kiernan
before the network closed down in December 2004.
Reassigned to the main CNN network, he remained a business anchor and reporter posted, initially, to CNN's early morning program, "Daybreak." In 2005, Velshi hosted 13 hour-long episodes of The Turnaround, a reality television
show, during which he traveled across America, introducing small business owners who were facing challenges or seeking to grow their businesses, to high-profile mentors who helped the small business owners develop a plan for success.
After "The Turnaround", Velshi was assigned to the newly-launched "The Situation Room
" from 2005 to 2006. Velshi joined "American Morning
" as business correspondent in late 2006 and then again as co-anchor in 2011.
In 2008, Velshi undertook a cross-country road-trip aboard the CNN Election Express, during which he travelled from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
to Los Angeles, California
, stopping along the way to discuss money issues with Americans. Velshi also spent 10 days riding the CNN Election Express through rural Texas
before that state's March 4, 2008 primaries.
Velshi regularly substitute anchors for CNN/U.S. programs such as "American Morning". On Saturday and Sunday he co-hosts a business program called Your Money.
Velshi also hosts CNN's "Energy Hunt" which took him to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
, and to the Oil Sands of Canada
in 2008.
Tragic events during 2008 made Velshi a household name. He began the year reporting from the now-destroyed Marriott Hotel
in Islamabad
, Pakistan
, after the killing of Benazir Bhutto
. During coverage of Hurricanes Gustav
and Ike
, Velshi appeared on air day and night on location from hurricane-stricken areas, as the storms hit. Velshi's hurricane reporting started in 2005 during Katrina
, where he reported live during the evacuation of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico
, and then from damaged oil facilities in Eastern Texas
and Southern Louisiana
During the financial crisis of 2008, Velshi again appeared on television frequently throughout the day on shows like American Morning
and Anderson Cooper 360°
, and took viewers' live calls during special editions of Your Money
, and during his weekly call-in radio show.
Being Muslim, Velshi regularly acknowledges his Islamic background and perspective when discussions involve Islam. Velshi has strongly defended the Muslim community's right to build a mosque and Islamic center (Park51) near Ground Zero
in New York City
. Velshi has also been critical of Peter King
's hearings on Islamic radicalization in the United States as a form of Islamophobia
and branding King as "naive." Velshi supports the separation of mosque and state and rejects "Political Islam" which requires the implementation of Sharia law. He has been in turn accused of downplaying the role that mainstream Islamic jurisprudence, scholarship, and interpretation play in the development and application of radical Islam and branding negative statements about Islam as biased.
, was released by John Wiley & Sons
in November, 2011. Velshi writes a monthly column for Money Magazine & for "Delta Sky" Magazine.
Alumni Achievement Award; the highest award given to Queen's University Alumni. Also in 2010, Velshi's in-depth reporting for CNN's "How the Wheels Came Off" about the near collapse of the U.S. Auto Industry was honored with a National Headliner Award for Business & Consumer Reporting. Velshi anchored CNN's global breaking news coverage of an attempted terror attack on a Delta flight into Detroit on Christmas Day 2009, for which CNN was nominated for a 2010 Emmy award.
has referred to Velshi as the "Hairless Prophet of Doom" on The Daily Show
, -- the "H-Pod" moniker is now frequently repeated by others.
Stephen Colbert
referred to Velshi as "CNN's business reporter from our hairless, raceless future," on an episode of The Colbert Report wherein he discussed the recent financial crisis.
In addition to appearing on The Daily Show
Velshi appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show
on October 3, 2008, during the global financial crisis, and on The View on February 4, 2009 after the launch of his first book on the crisis.
,, the New York Financial Writers Association, the The Paley Center for Media, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Chicago History Museum, and a member of the Grand Challenges Advisory Committee of the National Academy of Engineering
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
best known for his work on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
. He is CNN's Chief Business Correspondent, Anchor of CNN's Wake Up Call and a co-host of CNN's weekday morning show American Morning
American Morning
American Morning is the morning television show on CNN. It premiered in 2001.-About the show:American Morning is hosted by Ashleigh Banfield, Zoraida Sambolin & Soledad O'Brien. Others who appear regularly are Rob Marciano with the weather, Sunny Hostin on legal news, and CNN senior medical...
.
Personal life
Born in NairobiNairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
and raised in Toronto, Ontario, he is the son of Murad Velshi
Murad Velshi
Murad Velshi is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He is an Indian Muslim who lived in Kenya and migrated to Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990.-Background:...
, the first Canadian of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n origin elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
and his wife Mila, who grew up in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. He is an Ismaili Muslim of Indian descent and earned a degree in religious studies
Religious studies
Religious studies is the academic field of multi-disciplinary, secular study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. It describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion, emphasizing systematic, historically based, and cross-cultural perspectives.While theology attempts to...
from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
in 1994. During his time at Queen's he made news by organizing protests against Preston Manning
Preston Manning
Ernest Preston Manning, CC is a Canadian politician. He was the only leader of the Reform Party of Canada, a Canadian federal political party that evolved into the Canadian Alliance...
and Canada's Reform Party
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
. In 2010, Velshi was awarded the Queen's University Alumni Achievement Award. He previously attended Toronto's Northern Secondary School
Northern Secondary School
Northern Secondary School is a public high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It teaches grades 9 through 12.Northern's football team, the Red Knights, have won numerous titles in Toronto's high school league...
. Velshi was married briefly in his 20s, and in 2009, he married again. This time, Velshi married New York-born hedge fund manager Lori Wachs, the president of Philadelphia-based Cross Ledge Investments, whom he met when she was a guest on his show.
Career
In 1996, Velshi was awarded a fellowFellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
ship to the United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
from the American Political Science Association
American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903, it publishes three academic journals...
. In this capacity he worked with Lee H. Hamilton
Lee H. Hamilton
Lee Herbert Hamilton is a former member of the United States House of Representatives and currently a member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the Democratic Party, Hamilton represented the 9th congressional district of Indiana from 1965 to 1999...
, then a Democratic Representative
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
.
Television
In Toronto, Velshi began his professional reporting career as a General Assignment reporter for CFTOCFTO-TV
CFTO-DT, broadcast on channel 9 and cable 8, is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Currently branded as CTV Toronto, it is the flagship station of the CTV Television Network, and was one of the charter members of the network when it was launched in 1961. It...
. He later became a business reporter and anchor for CablePulse 24
CablePulse 24
CablePulse24 ' is a Canadian English language Category A specialty news channel owned and operated by Bell Media. Based in Toronto, it focuses on local news from the Greater Toronto Area and Southern Ontario, although it also covers national and international news...
and its sister station CityTV
CITY-TV
CITY-DT, Channel 57 , is a television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada owned and operated by Rogers Media...
. In 1999, he joined Report on Business Television, (now BNN - Business News Network
Business News Network
Business News Network ' is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel. BNN broadcasts programming related to business and financial news and analysis. As of December 2010, the station is based from 299 Queen Street West in Downtown Toronto and is owned by Bell Media...
) Canada's first all-business news specialty channel
Specialty channel
A specialty channel can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted television market at a specific demographic....
. Velshi hosted "The Business News", Canada's first prime time business news hour.
CNN
Velshi moved to the U.S. in September 2001, joining business news channel CNNfnCNNfn
CNNfn was a U.S. cable television news network operated by the CNN subsidiary of the media comglomerate Time Warner from December 29, 1995 and of AOL-Time Warner until December 15, 2004. The network was dedicated to covering financial markets and business news.It was available in a number of...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He anchored several shows including "Insights", "Business Unusual", "Street Sweep", "[Your Money]", and he co-hosted "The Money Gang" with his friend Pat Kiernan
Pat Kiernan
Patrick Kiernan is a New York City news anchor, appearing as the morning anchor of NY1 since 1997. Kiernan has become widely known in New York City for his "In the Papers" feature, in which he summarizes the colorful content in New York City's daily newspapers, replete with his deadpan humor...
before the network closed down in December 2004.
Reassigned to the main CNN network, he remained a business anchor and reporter posted, initially, to CNN's early morning program, "Daybreak." In 2005, Velshi hosted 13 hour-long episodes of The Turnaround, a reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show, during which he traveled across America, introducing small business owners who were facing challenges or seeking to grow their businesses, to high-profile mentors who helped the small business owners develop a plan for success.
After "The Turnaround", Velshi was assigned to the newly-launched "The Situation Room
The Situation Room
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer is an afternoon/early evening newscast on CNN and CNN International hosted by Wolf Blitzer that first aired on August 8, 2005. The show replaces three politics and hard news programs: Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics, Crossfire and Wolf Blitzer Reports.At first,...
" from 2005 to 2006. Velshi joined "American Morning
American Morning
American Morning is the morning television show on CNN. It premiered in 2001.-About the show:American Morning is hosted by Ashleigh Banfield, Zoraida Sambolin & Soledad O'Brien. Others who appear regularly are Rob Marciano with the weather, Sunny Hostin on legal news, and CNN senior medical...
" as business correspondent in late 2006 and then again as co-anchor in 2011.
In 2008, Velshi undertook a cross-country road-trip aboard the CNN Election Express, during which he travelled from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina. It is considered to be a major tourist destination in the...
to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, stopping along the way to discuss money issues with Americans. Velshi also spent 10 days riding the CNN Election Express through rural Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
before that state's March 4, 2008 primaries.
Velshi regularly substitute anchors for CNN/U.S. programs such as "American Morning". On Saturday and Sunday he co-hosts a business program called Your Money.
Velshi also hosts CNN's "Energy Hunt" which took him to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska, United States. It consists of in the Alaska North Slope region. It is the largest National Wildlife Refuge in the country, slightly larger than the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge...
, and to the Oil Sands of Canada
Athabasca Oil Sands
The Athabasca oil sands are large deposits of bitumen, or extremely heavy crude oil, located in northeastern Alberta, Canada - roughly centred on the boomtown of Fort McMurray...
in 2008.
Tragic events during 2008 made Velshi a household name. He began the year reporting from the now-destroyed Marriott Hotel
Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing
The Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing occurred during the night of 20 September 2008, when a dump truck filled with explosives detonated in front of the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, killing at least 54 people, injuring at least 266 and leaving a 60 ft wide, 20 ft ...
in Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, after the killing of Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996....
. During coverage of Hurricanes Gustav
Hurricane Gustav
The name Gustav has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean:* 1984's Tropical Storm Gustav - Spent most of its existence as a tropical depression hovering over Bermuda, no major damage was reported....
and Ike
Effects of Hurricane Ike in Texas
The effects of Hurricane Ike in Texas were crippling and long-lasting. Ike's effects included deaths, widespread damage, and impacts to the price and availability of oil and gas. Hurricane Ike also had a long-term impact on the U.S. economy. Making landfall over Galveston, at 2:10 a.m...
, Velshi appeared on air day and night on location from hurricane-stricken areas, as the storms hit. Velshi's hurricane reporting started in 2005 during Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
, where he reported live during the evacuation of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
, and then from damaged oil facilities in Eastern Texas
East Texas
East Texas is a distinct geographic and ecological area in the U.S. state of Texas.According to the Handbook of Texas, the East Texas area "may be separated from the rest of Texas roughly by a line extending from the Red River in north central Lamar County southwestward to east central Limestone...
and Southern Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
During the financial crisis of 2008, Velshi again appeared on television frequently throughout the day on shows like American Morning
American Morning
American Morning is the morning television show on CNN. It premiered in 2001.-About the show:American Morning is hosted by Ashleigh Banfield, Zoraida Sambolin & Soledad O'Brien. Others who appear regularly are Rob Marciano with the weather, Sunny Hostin on legal news, and CNN senior medical...
and Anderson Cooper 360°
Anderson Cooper 360°
Anderson Cooper 360° is a one-hour television news show on CNN, hosted by the American journalist Anderson Cooper. It is also broadcast around the world on CNN International....
, and took viewers' live calls during special editions of Your Money
Your Money
Your Money, also known as Your $$$$$, is a one-hour news show hosted by Christine Romans and Ali Velshi broadcast by CNN from the Time Warner Center studios in New York City. The show breaks down the business news of the week and shows viewers how it impacts their bottom line...
, and during his weekly call-in radio show.
Being Muslim, Velshi regularly acknowledges his Islamic background and perspective when discussions involve Islam. Velshi has strongly defended the Muslim community's right to build a mosque and Islamic center (Park51) near Ground Zero
Ground zero
The term ground zero describes the point on the Earth's surface closest to a detonation...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Velshi has also been critical of Peter King
Peter T. King
Peter T. "Pete" King is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. King's central Long Island district includes parts of Nassau and Suffolk counties....
's hearings on Islamic radicalization in the United States as a form of Islamophobia
Islamophobia
Islamophobia describes prejudice against, hatred or irrational fear of Islam or MuslimsThe term dates back to the late 1980s or early 1990s, but came into common usage after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States....
and branding King as "naive." Velshi supports the separation of mosque and state and rejects "Political Islam" which requires the implementation of Sharia law. He has been in turn accused of downplaying the role that mainstream Islamic jurisprudence, scholarship, and interpretation play in the development and application of radical Islam and branding negative statements about Islam as biased.
Writings
Velshi is represented by the New York talent agency N.S. Beinstock, and by speaking agency Greater Talent Network. His first book, Gimme My Money Back: Your Guide to Beating the Financial Crisis, was published on January 2, 2009. His second book, "How to Speak Money: The Language & Knowledge You Need Now," co-authored by long-time friend & co-anchor Christine RomansChristine Romans
Christine Romans is a correspondent and anchor for CNN. She previously worked for Reuters and Knight Ridder Financial News. She is a co-host with Ali Velshi on the weekend business TV show Your $$$$$ and is a business correspondent for American Morning. She is from Iowa and graduated from Iowa...
, was released by John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets its products to professionals and consumers, students and instructors in higher education, and researchers and practitioners in scientific, technical, medical, and...
in November, 2011. Velshi writes a monthly column for Money Magazine & for "Delta Sky" Magazine.
Awards and recognitions
In 2010, Velshi was awarded the Queen's UniversityQueen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
Alumni Achievement Award; the highest award given to Queen's University Alumni. Also in 2010, Velshi's in-depth reporting for CNN's "How the Wheels Came Off" about the near collapse of the U.S. Auto Industry was honored with a National Headliner Award for Business & Consumer Reporting. Velshi anchored CNN's global breaking news coverage of an attempted terror attack on a Delta flight into Detroit on Christmas Day 2009, for which CNN was nominated for a 2010 Emmy award.
Pop culture
Referencing Velshi's signature bald pate, the comedian Jon StewartJon Stewart
Jon Stewart is an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian...
has referred to Velshi as the "Hairless Prophet of Doom" on The Daily Show
The Daily Show
The Daily Show , is an American late night satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on July 21, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 1998...
, -- the "H-Pod" moniker is now frequently repeated by others.
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits.Colbert originally studied to be an...
referred to Velshi as "CNN's business reporter from our hairless, raceless future," on an episode of The Colbert Report wherein he discussed the recent financial crisis.
In addition to appearing on The Daily Show
The Daily Show
The Daily Show , is an American late night satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on July 21, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 1998...
Velshi appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
on October 3, 2008, during the global financial crisis, and on The View on February 4, 2009 after the launch of his first book on the crisis.
Memberships and non-profit work
Velshi is a member of the Economic Club of New YorkThe Economic Club of New York
The Economic Club of New York is a non-profit and non-partisan membership organization located in New York City and founded in 1907. Its stated purpose is the promotion of the study and discussion of social, economic, and political questions....
,, the New York Financial Writers Association, the The Paley Center for Media, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Chicago History Museum, and a member of the Grand Challenges Advisory Committee of the National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
.
External links
- alivelshi.com, alivelshi.com
- Ali Velshi, CNN.com biography
- Your Money
- Samantha Ettus interviews Ali Velshi