Laurie Segall is an American journalist who is famous as the senior tech correspondent for CNN alongside Laura Rutledge. For many years now Segall has been covering tech news and its impact on society. Moreover, Laurie prioritizes the startup companies of Silicon Valley and follows their journey in this competitive industry.
Apart from her work in reporting, Laurie is also an editor who mainly works on the web contents for CNN. Similarly, she has also worked as a host for shows like CNNgo and Mostly Human with Laurie Segall for the network. Let us now get to know more about this beautiful journalist.
Laurie Segall: Early Life and Education
Laurie Segall was born on the 19th of August, 1986, in Michigan, America. There is not a lot we have to share on her early life which is mostly because of the fact that she is famous for what she did after the completion of her higher education. However, we do know that she is of white ethnicity and is an American by nationality.
Now coming to her academics, Laurie went on to join the University of Michigan in 2004. She then graduated in 2008 with a degree in political science. From a very young age, Segall had passion for technology and the world that it was creating. Thankfully she was able to pursue a career where she got to do what she was interested in.
Laurie Segall: Career
After graduating from her college, Laurie got a job at CNN as a News Assistant. She was then writing for the network, covering breaking news and digging more information. Impressed by her work, the hierarchy at CNN assigned her as the Tech Journalist for the network. As a tech reporter, Segall covered and wrote segments on business, tech, and social media. She was, however, doing most of her reporting for CNN Money.
Laurie then began covering the stories of startup companies in Silicon Valley. She even began investigative journalism covering the drug use and sexual harassment in the home of companies like Google, Apple and Facebook. Laurie is extremely familiar with the technology that is used for by criminals and she has used her knowledge to shed more light on the Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. She has also interviewed the chairman of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg.
Laurie Segall: Personal Life
Many have been dying to know the love life of Laurie Segall. Your wait is now over and the beautiful journalist is together with the tech entrepreneur Brian Bordainick. Brian is a alum of Tech for America. He is also the founder of Dinner Lab. Both Laurie and Brian have been able to appear on Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2012.
The two began dating some time around 2013 and moved in together in 2016. Brian and Laurie definitely seem perfect together and everyone is waiting for this beautiful couple to tie the knot soon.
Laurie Segall: Net Worth and Social Media
Laurie is one of the highest earning journalists in America. She has made a reputation for herself for being tough and unmerciful. She is definitely one of the major players in CNN and helps them keep their ratings high. As per reports, Laurie currently makes a salary of more than $350,000. Moreover, she has a net worth of $2 million and the figures are sure to rise in the years to come.
Like most journalists, Segall is quite active on social media platforms. She does not shy away from sharing her opinions on technology and politics. Segall has a decent fan following on Instagram of 8.2k and just under 31k on Twitter.
