Explore CNN Anchor Laura Jarrett's Wikipedia, Parents, Married Life, Net Worth & Career

Laura Jarrett is known for Anderson Cooper 360° (2003), At This Hour with Kate Bolduan (2014), and CNN Right Now (2018). Every person has a personal life, and so does Laura. Getting information about her is hard as she doesn't have her own Wikipedia page. So stay with us to learn about her.

Laura Jarrett Wikipedia & Parents Detail

Laura Jarrett is the anchor of Early Start with Christine Romans. Moreover, she was a former attorney and reporter. She cuts her birthday cake on 29 October. Laura was born in 1983 to her parents, Valerie Jarrett (mother) and William Jarrett (father). Her influential Afro-American parents raised her in Chicago. She holds American nationality and has faith in Christianity as a religion.

Her mother, Valerie Jarrett, is a public figure who served as co-chair of the Obama-Biden Transition Project. Whereas Laura's father, William Jarrett, is a physician. Her journalism ran through her blood as her grandfather, Vernon Jarrett, was a Chicago Sun-Times reporter. Laura's parents separated when she was just four years old in 1987. Her father had already passed away due to a cardiac attack in 1993. She is the only child of her parents. She seems very close to her mother.

For education, Laura went to Chicago Laboratory School. For further studies, she went to Harvard Law School and graduated with a degree in Juris Doctor in 2010. She was a prominent student.

Talking about her physical appearance, the 38-years-old has a height of 5 feet and 5 inches with a decent weight.

Regarding her social media presence, she is active on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. She has 17.4k followers on Instagram, 2.8k followers on Facebook, and 69.4k followers on Twitter.

Laura Jarrett's Married life

Laura Jarrett is a married woman, and her husband's name is Tony Balkissoon. Her husband is a lawyer and the son of former politician Bas Balkissoon. The couple met while attending Harvard Law School. They got married on 17 June 2012 in Kenwood, Chicago. The then president of the USA, Barrack Obama, attended their wedding ceremony.

The couple has a son James Anthony Balkissoon who was born on 16 July 2019. Recently, there was a rumor about her pregnancy back at the beginning of 2022. However, there were no baby bumps visible. In contrast, Laura verified the rumor and shared that a baby girl was coming this July.

There was news about Laura gaining weight. Her pregnancy might be a reason for that. 

Laura never forgets to remember special days on her Instagram.

Laura Jarrett Career Details & Net Worth Insights

Laura Jarrett started her professional career as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Rebecca Palimeyer and Ann C. William. Gradually, Jarrett worked as a litigation attorney in Chicago. During her work, Jarrett focused on defending companies and individuals in government investigations brought by the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as complex commercial litigation.

Finally, Laura ended up working on CNN. Firstly, she was a correspondent based in Washington DC, covering the Justice Department and legal issues. Currently, she is the anchor of Early Start with Christine Romans.

From her professional career, Laura Jarrett has an estimated net worth of $500,000. Working with CNN, she makes an average salary of $67,465.

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