Ali Velshi

Chief Correspondent for MSNBC; Author of "Gimme My Money Back" and "Small Acts of Courage"

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Ali Velshi Biography

Ali Velshi is an award-winning journalist, host of "Velshi," and Chief Correspondent for MSNBC, and a weekly economics contributor to NPR's "Here And Now." He has reported extensively from Israel during the war with Israel and Hamas, and Ukraine and across Central and Eastern Europe during the Russian invasion. In the United States, he has covered the COVID-19 pandemic, the killing of George Floyd and the protests which followed it in Minneapolis, during which he was shot with a rubber bullet fired by authorities while reporting live.

Velshi is known for his immersive on-the-ground reporting and his interactive discussions with small groups, which form part of his ongoing series, "Velshi Across America." He hosts the "Velshi Banned Book Club” on MSNBC, and the "Velshi Banned Book Club" podcast. Prior to joining NBC News and MSNBC in 2016, he hosted “Ali Velshi On Target,” a nightly primetime show on Al Jazeera America. Before that, he served as CNN’s chief business correspondent, anchor of CNN International’s “World Business Today,” and host of CNN’s weekly business roundtable “Your Money.” Velshi also co-hosted CNN’s morning show, “American Morning.”

He is the author of "Gimme My Money Back: Your Guide to Beating the Financial Crisis," and co-author with Christine Romans of "How to Speak Money: The Language & Knowledge You Need Now." His most recent book, “Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy Of Endurance And The Fight For Democracy,” was published in 2024; his next work, “Open Space: How The Second Great Space Race Will Shape Our Future,” is scheduled to be published in 2025. Velshi is also the editor of “The Trump Indictments.”

Velshi is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York, and the New York Financial Writers Association among other prestigious bodies. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of organizations such as the Chicago History Museum, Seeds of Peace, and the X Prize Foundation. Furthermore, Velshi has been bestowed with honorary doctorates from Queen's University and has been named a Poynter Fellow in Journalism at Yale University.

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Ali Velshi Videos

  • Ali Velshi explains activism, protest, media disinformation
  • Ali Velshi - Milken Institute Global Conference
    Ali Velshi moderates a conversation with Queen Rania Al Abdullah.
  • MSNBC’s Ali Velshi on his new book 'Small Acts of Courage'

Ali Velshi Books

  • Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy
    Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy
  • How to Speak Money: The Language and Knowledge You Need Now
    How to Speak Money: The Language and Knowledge You Need Now
  • Gimme My Money Back: Your Guide to Beating the Financial Crisis
    Gimme My Money Back: Your Guide to Beating the Financial Crisis

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