Who is Seema Mody?
Seema Mody is an American financial journalist working for CNBC as a global markets reporter focusing on foreign policy and Wall Street. She covers the travel industry and also hosts the “European Close” where they debate complex issues for U.S. investors across Europe.
Family, Age, Height
Mody is 39 years old as of 2024. She was born on May 14, 1985, in Portland, Oregon, USA. The CNBC journalist stands at an average height of 5 feet 7 inches.
Seema Mody was born and raised in Oregon by her parents Jaisen and Sunita Mody in Oregon. Her father works as a manager at Portland General Electric. She was raised alongside her two siblings. Mody graduated with a degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Washington.
Ethnicity
Seema is an American of Indian descent.
Who is Seema Mody’s Husband?
Mody got married to her now husband Jeff Macke. They got engaged in 2020 and got married in a traditional Indian wedding in late 2021. They welcomed their first child, a daughter in 2023.
Jeff Macke is the founder and CEO of Macke Asset Management.
Seema Mody Salary
Mody earns a salary that ranges between $70,000 – $238,000. She works as a financial journalist at CNBC.
Seema Mody CNBC
Mody worked for CNBC-TV18 in Mumbai, India before joining CNBC in July 2011. She co-anchored two shows on CNBC-TV18, Power Breakfast and After the Bell, in addition to co-producing and hosting several special features.
Mody was also reporting from the NASDAQ on the tech and IPO markets. She most recently served as co-anchor of “Worldwide Exchange,” a London-based program where she contributed to live reporting from various events.
Some of these events include the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and TNW in Amsterdam, as well as events all throughout Europe.
Additionally, Mody gave daily market updates for CNBC World’s “Capital Connection” and “Cash Flow,” reporting on private equity deals and M&A activity across India while conducting exclusive interviews with top global private equity executives including Warburg Pincus CEO Chip Kaye.
Mody left CNBC Europe in September 2015 and returned to CNBC US. She now works as a global markets reporter for CNBC and provides a summary of the closing of the European stock markets.
To be precise, she concentrates on Wall Street and foreign politics. For American investors, Mody conducts the “European Close,” a discussion of complicated issues in Europe. She also covers the travel sector, which includes accommodations, cruise lines, and online travel agencies.
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