Melissa Lee net worth is
$5 Million
Melissa Lee Wiki Biography
Melissa Lee was born on the 4th November 1974, in Great Neck, New York State USA, and is a journalist, reporter, and news anchor, best known for covering business stories and being a host of daily TV shows “Fast Money” and “Money in Motion: Currency Trading”. Lee is currently working on the CBS network, on which she has also hosted several documentaries. Her career started in 1995.
Have you ever wondered how rich Melissa Lee is, as of late-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Melissa Lee’s net worth is as high as $5 million, earned through his career as a journalist. In addition to being with CBS for more than ten years, Lee also worked on CNN Financial News and Bloomberg Television, both of which improved her wealth.
Melissa Lee Net Worth $5 Million
Melissa Lee was born into a Chinese-American family, and grew up in Great Neck following her father’s graduation from Columbia University. Lee’s childhood idol was New York news anchor Kaity Tong, who inspired her to become a reporter. Melissa started her journalist’s career as a reporter for her hometown newspaper, the Great Neck Record, but later graduated from Harvard College with a Bachelor of Arts in Government, and served as Assistant Managing Editor of the Harvard Crimson while studying there.
Prior to working on television, Lee worked as a consultant at Mercer Management Consulting, with banking and credit card sectors as her focus. Before she joined CBS, Melissa worked for Bloomberg and CNN, moved to CBS in 2004 where she is still working. Lee has covered numerous financial news items, and hosted many shows and programs; Melissa is the occasional host of the “Closing Bell” when the original host Maria Bartiromo is unavailable. She is also hosting two daily shows called “Fast Money” and “Money in Motion: Currency Trading”, and these shows have helped Melissa to increase her net worth significantly.
In addition to these achievements, Lee has also hosted five CNBC documentaries: “Made in China: The People’s Republic of Profit”, “Coca-Cola: The Real Story Behind the Real Thing”, “Porn: Business of Pleasure”, “The $50M Con”, and “Code Wars: America’s Cyber Threat”, which have added to her net worth. Since February 2015, Melissa is one of the hosts of “Power Lunch”, a daily television business news program.
In recognition of her abilities, Melissa has twice been nominated for an Emmy Award for Business News.
Regarding her personal life, Melissa Lee has never married, and she doesn’t have any children. She has stated that she enjoys her single life and that for now, she will remain concentrated on her professional career. Lee is around 5’8’’ tall, and 51 kg and the fans can find her profile on Twitter, where she is quite active.
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidnapped! | 2005 | TV Movie documentary as Melissa Kyu-Jung Lee | |
| A True Story About Love | 2001 | Documentary short as Melissa Kyu-Jung Lee | |
| Soshin: In Your Dreams | 1999 | Documentary short as Melissa Kyu-Jung Lee | |
| Mary's Place | 1998 | Documentary |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A True Story About Love | 2001 | Documentary short as Melissa Kyu-Jung Lee | |
| Soshin: In Your Dreams | 1999 | Documentary short as Melissa Kyu-Jung Lee | |
| Mary's Place | 1998 | Documentary | |
| Kidnapped! | 2005 | TV Movie documentary as Melissa Kyu-Jung Lee |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidnapped! | 2005 | TV Movie documentary producer - as Melissa Kyu-Jung Lee | |
| A True Story About Love | 2001 | Documentary short producer - as Melissa Kyu-Jung Lee | |
| Soshin: In Your Dreams | 1999 | Documentary short producer - as Melissa Kyu-Jung Lee | |
| Mary's Place | 1998 | Documentary producer |
Cinematographer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A True Story About Love | 2001 | Documentary short as Melissa Kyu-Jung Lee |
Assistant Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Your Face | 2002 | second second assistant director |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A True Story About Love | 2001 | Documentary short | Herself - Narrator (as Melissa Kyu-Jung Lee) |
| Soshin: In Your Dreams | 1999 | Documentary short | Herself - Narrator (as Melissa Kyu-Jung Lee) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ogawa Shinsuke Prize | Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival | Soshin: In Your Dreams (1999) |
Known for movies
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