Leslie Picker

Leslie Picker is a Senior Banking and Finance Reporter at CNBC, where Leslie has been working since February 2017. Prior to joining CNBC, Picker was a Deals Reporter at The New York Times and an IPO Reporter and Segment Producer at Bloomberg News. Leslie holds a M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University, an MBA with a concentration in finance and global business from NYU Stern School of Business, and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Picker has covered a wide range of topics including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, shareholder activism, restructuring, and initial public offerings.