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Bojesen moderates a debate at the 2010 World Economic Forum on the Middle East in Morocco.
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Born | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Occupation | Business Journalist |
Employer | CNBC |
Louisa Bojesen (Danish pronunciation: [luˈiːsa ˈb̥ʌɪ̯əsn̩]) is a Danish-American financial journalist who works for CNBC Europe television in London. She is currently a co-host of the channel's European version of Street Signs, reporting on global financial markets. In addition, Bojesen reports for CNBC (U.S.), CNBC Asia, NBC and MSNBC. She previously co-anchored Squawk Box Europe with Geoff Cutmore and Steve Sedgwick and anchored European Closing Bell until its final show on December 18, 2015.
Bojesen studied political science, medicine and philosophy at Loyola University Chicago before working as a trader. She joined CNBC Europe in 2000, initially serving as a Nordic markets reporter in Copenhagen before moving to the channel's London headquarters.
In addition to her long-running duties on Squawk Box Europe, Bojesen was also formerly the host of CNBC's Power Lunch Europe between 2005 and its cancellation in early 2009. From 1999 through 2008, she served as the morning financial reporter for NBC's Early Today.
In 2008 she filmed the documentary Outbound Africa for CNBC, exploring the impact of the environment and poverty on rural Ghana. Bojesen made a brief appearance as herself in the 2005 BBC TV movie The Girl in the Café.