Fox Business anchor Maria S. Bartiromo will receive the prestigious Horatio Alger Award and become a lifetime member of the organization.
The Horatio Alger Award has recognized esteemed individuals who have achieved remarkable success despite significant challenges, and who demonstrate a strong commitment to higher education and philanthropy.
Bartiromo was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in a working-class, Italian American family. Her grandfather, an Italian immigrant who arrived in 1906, built and opened a neighborhood restaurant named The Rex Manor, inspired by the steamship that carried Italians to the United States in the 1930s.
Bartiromo studied journalism and economics at New York University. She began her broadcasting career with an internship at CNN and was soon hired as a production assistant. For the next five years, she worked her way up as a writer and producer in business news. In 1993, she was hired by CNBC as an on-air reporter and became the first person to report live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Bartiromo spent 20 years at CNBC covering business, the economy, global news, and policy. In 2013, she joined Fox Business Network as the host of “Opening Bell with Maria Bartiromo.” She now hosts three programs — “Sunday Morning Futures,” “Mornings with Maria,” and “Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street.”
“Maria Bartiromo’s journey from humble beginnings to becoming one of the most respected and trusted voices in journalism embodies the very spirit of the Horatio Alger Association and its unwavering belief in the American Dream,” said Jordan Zimmerman, founder and chairman of Zimmerman Advertising, a 2015 Horatio Alger Award recipient who nominated Bartiromo for the honor.
Bartiromo and the member class of 2026 will be formally inducted into the Association during the 79th Horatio Alger Award Induction Ceremonies in Washington, D.C., in April.
The annual ceremonies coincide with the Horatio Alger National Scholars Conference, which gives more than 100 students the unique opportunity to explore the nation’s capital and to meet and learn from Association Members.
