Jon Fortt

Jon Fortt

Jon Fortt is a co-anchor of CNBC's "Closing Bell: Overtime" program, which airs weekday afternoons at 4 ET/1 PT.2 He co-hosts the show with Morgan Brennan, discussing earnings, markets, the economy, and providing data and insights for viewers.1

Career Highlights

• Creator and Editor of the weekly "On the Other Hand" segment on CNBC's "Squawk Box", where he argues both sides of contentious business issues1
• Creator and Host of "CNBC Spark", which brings together executives, technology providers, investors and policy experts in innovation ecosystems1
• Creator and Host of the weekly "Working Lunch" segment on CNBC's "Power Lunch", introducing viewers to founders and CEOs1
• Creator, Executive Producer and Host of the "Fortt Knox" podcast, featuring 1:1 interviews with high achievers from business, entertainment, philanthropy and sports1
• Senior Writer at Fortune, covering Silicon Valley companies1
• Reporter and Editor at the San Jose Mercury News, covering Apple, Adobe, Palm and other technology topics1

Education

• Bachelor of Arts in English from DePauw University, where he was also the Editor of The DePauw13

Fortt has been active on LinkedIn since March 2009 and currently has over 216,000 followers.15 He has used the platform to experiment with new formats for his "Fortt Knox" podcast, including call-in shows on LinkedIn Live.46