Julia Boorstin Biography
Julia Boorstin is an American senior media and tech correspondent who is currently working at CNBC’s Los Angeles Bureau. She contributes to the station’s bi-coastal tech-focused program called TechCheck alongside Deirdre Bosa which airs on weekdays from 11 am to 12 pm and from 5 am to 9 am.
In addition, she joined the CNBC team as a general assignment reporter in May 2006, and later on, she relocated to Los Angeles in 2007.
Julia Boorstin Career
She did create and launched the CNBC Disruptor 50 in 2013 which is an annual list she oversees, highlighting the private companies transforming the economy and challenging companies in established industries. In addition, she also did report a documentary on the future of television for the network, “Stay Tuned…The Future of TV.”
Boorstin assisted in launching the Closing the Gap initiative that covers the people and companies closing gender gaps and leads CNBC’s coverage of studies on this topic. Furthermore, as of the moment, she is writing her book entitled WHEN WOMEN LEAD: What they achieve, Why they succeed, and How we can learn from them.
Previously, she worked at Fortune magazine since 2000, where she served as a business writer and reporter. In addition, while she worked at Fortune magazine, she contributed to Street Life which is a live market wrap-up segment on CNN Headline News.
In addition, she was named to the TJFR 30 under 30 list of the most promising business journalists under 30 years old by Financial Reporting and The Journalist newsletter in the years 2003, 2004, and 2006. Furthermore, she also did work for the State Department’s delegation to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and for Vice President Gore’s domestic policy office.
Julia is a proud graduate of Princeton University where she earned a B.A. in history. In addition, she is also an editor of The Daily Princetonian.
Julia Boorstin Salary
Boorstin earns a salary of about $47,000-$120,000.
Julia Boorstin Net Worth
Boorstin has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $7 Million which she has earned through her career as a senior media and tech correspondent.
Julia Boorstin Age
Boorstin is 46 years old as of 2024. She was born on December 4, 1978, in Los Angeles, California, United States. She celebrates her birthday on the 4th of December every year.
Julia Boorstin Height and Weight
Boorstin stands at the height of 5 feet 6 inches tall. However, information about her weight will be updated when available.
Julia Boorstin Family
Boorstin’s father is known as Paul Boorstin who is a producer and screenwriter for television documentaries while her mother is known as Sharon Boorstin who is an author. In addition, her grandfather Daniel Boorstin serves as a professor at the University of Chicago and Librarian of Congress.
Julia Boorstin Husband and Children
Boorstin is married to William Couper Samuelson who is the president of Feature Films at Blumhouse Productions in Santa Monica, California. They tied the knot in December 2007, and together the couple has been blessed with a son on July 13, 2011, who they named Henry Samuelson.
Julia Boorstin Social Media Platform
Boorstin is very active on her Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages and she has 36k followers on Twitter 4k followers on Instagram, and 3k followers on Facebook.