Zain Asher Biography
Zain Asher is a British Nigerian journalist currently working as the anchor of the weekend edition of CNN Newsroom, and can regularly be seen filling in on the network’s premier business programs, Quest Means Business, The Express, and First Move with Julia Chatterley.
Zain Asher Education
Asher graduated from the University of Oxford, where she studied French and Spanish and graduated in oral Spanish with a degree. She received an MS from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in 2006, where she reported on corporate and financial reporting.
Zain Asher CNN
Zain comes from MONEY magazine to CNN, where she reported jobs and finances, concentrating mainly on stocks, mutual funds, consumer tech reports, and advice on the workplace. Prior to joining MONEY, Asher spent two years in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Connecticut as a News 12 reporter covering the local economy, as well as political and cultural issues. Asher worked as a contributing writer for Forbes.com before joining News 12, where she reported industry patterns and consumer reports.
She was previously based in Mexico, where she worked as a freelance producer at Red Radio Universidad de Guadalajara, a local radio station reporting national and international news, and as a correspondent for the Guadalajara Colony Reporter. Asher worked in Lille, France, as a researcher for France 3 during her time in Europe and began her journalism career in England as a reporter for SIX TV (The Oxford Channel). For The Guardian, The Oxford Student, CNNMoney, com, and ASmallWorld.net, she has written articles.
Zain Asher Age
Asher is 38 years old as of 2021. She was born Zain Ejiofor Asher on 27 August 1983 in Balham, London, United Kingdom. She celebrates her birthday on the 27th of August every year.
Zain Asher Height
Asher stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inches (1.6m) tall.
Zain Asher Family
Asher is the daughter of the late Doctor Arinze Ejiofor and Obiajulu Ejiofor. She has a brother named Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Zain Asher Husband
Asher is married to Steve Peoples. The couple got engaged in April 2016 and wedded on the 30th of September 2017 in New York. Steve is a political reporter serving for several years for The Associated Press.
Zain Asher Net Worth
Asher has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through being an anchor.
Zain Asher Salary
Asher earns an annual salary ranging from $40,000 – $ 110,500.