The Suze Orman Show
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Orman at the Time 100 Gala, May 4, 2010.
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Susan Lynn Orman June 5, 1951 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Residence | Florida, New York City, and San Francisco |
| Nationality | American |
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Bachelor of Arts in Social Work Doctorate, University of Illinois (honorary) Doctorate, Bentley University (honorary) |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1976) |
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| Known for | The Suze Orman Show |
| Net worth | $10 million (2008) |
| Spouse(s) | Kathy Travis (m. 2010) |
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Susan Lynn "Suze" Orman (/ˈsuːzi/ SOO-zee; born June 5, 1951) is an American author, financial advisor, motivational speaker, and television host. Orman was born in Chicago and pursued a degree in social work. She worked as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch. In 1983, she became a vice-president of retail customer investments at Prudential Bache Securities. In 1987, she founded the Suze Orman Financial Group. Her program The Suze Orman Show began airing on CNBC in 2002. In 2006, she won a Gracie Award for Outstanding Program Host on The Suze Orman Show on CNBC. She has written several books on the topic of personal finance.
Orman was born on the South Side of Chicago in 1951 to Jewish parents of Russian and Romanian origin. Her mother worked as a secretary for a local rabbi, while her immigrant father from Kiev worked in a chicken factory and managed his Morry's delicatessen in Hyde Park.
She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and received a B.A. in social work in 1976. In 2009, Orman received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
After finishing school, Orman moved to Berkeley, California, and she worked as a waitress. In 1980, she borrowed $52,000 from friends and wellwishers to open a restaurant.
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