Kate Rooney works as a Technology Reporter for CNBC, Inc. in San Francisco, California. She writes and reports for digital platforms for CNBC Greater New York City Area, focusing on payments, financial technology, and venture capital.

Early Life, Age, Parents

Kate Rooney was born on February 4th, 1993. She is in her thirties. Kathy is her mother’s name, while her father’s identity is unknown. She dislikes discussing her family or other personal matters in public. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communication and media studies from Boston College in 2013. She received the Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Achievement in college.

Later, in 2015, she received her Master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. While attending university, she was granted an Eric Lund Global Reporting and Research Grant, which allowed her to film and produce a documentary in the Philippines.

Humanitarian Service

Kate is a generous person. In 2019, she oversaw the MSKCC fundraiser in New York City (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center). The fundraising target was $3,500, and the total amount raised was $4,356. Her mother, Kathy, was also treated for breast cancer at MSKCC.

Ascend to Fame

Kate Rooney worked as a Marketing Intern for Theory, Theyskens Theory, and Helmut Lang, assisting the managing director for brand marketing. She began working as a Reporter at Medill News Service in April 2014. In Northwestern’s Chicago and DC Medill news bureaus, she covered politics and education. She later left in December 2014. She worked as a General Assignment Reporter at The Argentina Independent from January to April of 2015.

She also worked as a writer, penning numerous articles and filming/producing films for an English-language website in Buenos Aires. She concentrated on political topics, human rights protests, and reporting on city urbanization legislation in the aftermath of Alberto Nisman’s death. In June 2015, she began working as a News Intern for Bloomberg LP. She contributed articles to Businessweek’s weekly mergers and acquisitions section. She later left in August of 2015.

Kate Rooney’s Professional Life and Career

Kate achieved professional success in September 2015 as a News Associate for CNBC.com. She specializes in worldwide markets and economics (as part of the “Worldwide Exchange” relaunch in the United States). Later that month, in August 2016, she was elevated to the role of Segment Producer. She published articles for CNBC.com while working as a Segment Producer, and she produced show segments for “Squawk on the Street” and “Squawk Alley.” She has also worked on live interviews and panel discussions with CNBC anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin.

In February 2018, she worked as a Markets Reporter for CNBC and wrote the Evening Brief Newsletter, which was published everyday at 4 p.m. She was later moved to CNBC Tech Reporter in California, United States, in March 2020. With editor Jeff McCracken, she worked as an on-air reporter covering technology. She worked at CNBC’s 1 Market bureau in San Francisco, where she covered fintech, payments, cryptocurrency, and venture capital.

Social Media

Kate Rooney uses social media networks like Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter. She is a sharp observer who posts her articles on Twitter while commenting on financial happenings and tips. She kept her @kr00ne Instagram account private as of January 2023, and she has 3,231 followers. On Twitter, she has 42000 followers under the handle @Kr00ney.

Kate Rooney Relationship

In terms of her private life, whether she is married or not, it is tough for her to stay. It’s because she doesn’t want the world to know about her personal relationships. According to her social media pages, Kate is not married and does not have any children.

Kate Rooney Salary and Net Worth

Kate Rooney is a CNBC (New York) journalist based in the United States. She has been with CNBC since 2015. Her net worth is estimated to be approximately $2 million.

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