Sharon Emily Epperson was born on April 12,1968 and is a senior personal finance correspondent for CNBC.
11 Facts About Sharon Epperson
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Sharon Epperson appears on NBC News shows, Today and NBC Nightly News.
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Sharon Epperson served a summer internship at the age of 18 in the Pittsburgh Press library department.
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Sharon Epperson holds a bachelor's degree in sociology and government from Harvard University, a master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University, and an honorary doctorate from Carlow University in Pittsburgh.
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Sharon Epperson has been an adjunct instructor of international affairs at Columbia University's School of International Public Affairs since 2000.
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Sharon Epperson was previously CNBC's senior energy correspondent, stationed at the New York Mercantile Exchange covering the commodities markets on a daily basis for eight years.
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In 2015, Sharon Epperson was one of six panelists covering the Republican presidential debate.
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Sharon Epperson has covered personal finance in a column for USA Weekend magazine and her writing has appeared in Essence magazine, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Self magazine.
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Sharon Epperson authored The Big Payoff: 8 Steps Couples Can Take to Make the Most of Their Money and Live Richly Ever After.
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Sharon Epperson's sister, Lia Epperson, is a civil rights lawyer and law professor at American University Washington College of Law, and former NAACP CEO Ben Jealous is Sharon's former brother-in-law.
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In 2016, Sharon Epperson suffered rupture of a brain aneurysm while at the gym, but had no permanent brain damage.