Stephanie Ruhle Hubbard (born December 24, 1975) is the host of '' The 11th Hour'' and a Senior Business Analyst for

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. Previously, Ruhle was

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and

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for

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and editor-at-large for

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. Ruhle co-hosted the Bloomberg Television show ''Bloomberg GO'' and was one of three Bloomberg reporters who broke the story of the

London Whale In April and May 2012, large trading losses occurred at JPMorgan's Chief Investment Office, based on transactions booked through its London branch. The unit was run by Chief Investment Officer Ina Drew, who later stepped down. A series of deriva ...

, identifying the trader behind the

2012 JPMorgan Chase trading loss In April and May 2012, large trading losses occurred at JPMorgan's Chief Investment Office, based on transactions booked through its London branch. The unit was run by Chief Investment Officer Ina Drew, who later stepped down. A series of deriva ...

. She became the host of '' The 11th Hour'' in March 2022.

Early life

Her parents are Frank and Louise Ruhle, and she was raised in

Park Ridge, New Jersey Park Ridge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Park Ridge had a population of 8,645 as of the 2010 United States Census, She is a graduate of

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where she earned her

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in international business in 1997. As part of her major, she studied in Guatemala,

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, and

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. Ruhle returned to Lehigh to give the 2017 commencement address.

Career

Prior to joining

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, Ruhle spent 14 years working in the finance industry. While in college, she spent a summer interning for Merrill Lynch. In 1997, she joined Credit Suisse where she spent six years working in hedge fund sales. During her time at

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, she served as a vice president and became the highest producing credit derivatives salesperson in the United States. In 2003, Ruhle joined

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as a credit salesperson covering

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. She ended her eight-year career there as a managing director in Global Markets Senior Relationship Management. While at Deutsche Bank, Ruhle founded the Global Market Women's Network to help women move into leadership roles at the company. Ruhle joined

in October 2011, where she co-hosted a two-hour early morning program called ''Inside Track'' with co-anchor Erik Schatzker. In 2012, Ruhle and Schatzker joined ''Market Makers'', a two-hour late morning program. Ruhle then co-hosted ''Bloomberg GO'' with

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before leaving the network. She has profiled figures including former

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs CEO

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managers Stanley Druckenmiller and

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, NBA player Kobe Bryant,

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, chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Jamie Dimon,

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, former

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, business magnate Russell Simmons, Masters winner

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, ''Miami Heat'' star Dwyane Wade, CEO and chair of Macy's Terry Lundgren, and music moguls

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and

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. In April 2012, Ruhle, along with Bloomberg reporters Bradley Keoun and Mary Childs, were the first reporters to break the story of the

, the trader behind the

. Ruhle reported that Bruno Iksil, the London-based trader at

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, had amassed positions large enough to distort prices in the $10 trillion credit derivative market. In June 2013, Ruhle wrote a provocative response to

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’ comments on women in trading for the '' Huffington Post'' that elicited responses from both the

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and financial industries. In October of that same year, Ruhle sat down with

to discuss social media, blogging, and the creation of the "lifestyle" category. In 2015, Ruhle produced and hosted ''Haiti: Open For Business?'' (2015), a documentary that explores Haiti’s emerging market five years after the country was hit by a devastating earthquake. Ruhle also appeared in ''Shark Land: A Mission Blue and Fusion Expedition'' (2015), which brings attention to the plight of sharks in Cocos Island, a national park off the shore of Costa Rica. She interviewed in 2015 then-presidential candidate

, who faced backlash in the media after noting to Ruhle that "the World Trade Center came down during ormer_President_George_W._Bush’s.html" ;"title="George_W._Bush.html" ;"title="ormer President George W. Bush">ormer President George W. Bush’s">George_W._Bush.html" ;"title="ormer President George W. Bush">ormer President George W. Bush’sreign." The previous year, rapper

strongly criticized photographer Annie Leibovitz during a panel conversation with Ruhle when he revealed that Leibovitz pulled out of taking his official wedding pictures just one day before his wedding to Kim Kardashian. Ruhle’s interview with

in 2013 brought an ongoing feud between Stewart and Gwyneth Paltrow public after Stewart questioned the actress’s place in the "lifestyle business". Ruhle was a columnist for Shape.com, the website for ''

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'' magazine. Ruhle was featured on the cover of ''

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'' magazine in October 2012, as well as '' Fit Pregnancy'' on their April/May 2013 issue. She has been profiled by ''201 Magazine'', Glass Hammer, IWantHerJob, and ''

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''. No longer with Bloomberg, Ruhle would become host of an hour of ''

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'' after having co-hosted, with

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, a business program '' Velshi & Ruhle'', which aired weekdays and Saturday. Ruhle founded the Corporate Investment Bank (CIB) Women's Network and co-chaired the Women on Wall Street (WOWS)

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. Ruhle is also a member of the board of trustees for

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New York and a former member of the iMentor Corporate Advisory Board. She is a member of 100 Women in Hedge Funds, The Women's Bond Club and a member of the corporate council of

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, a not-for-profit organization working to advance women in business,

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, and

. She also serves on the board and advises for React To Film, an issue-based documentary film series. On January 27, 2022, she was named new permanent anchor of '' The 11th Hour'' after serving as one of several rotating hosts following original anchor Brian Williams's departure from the network in December.

Personal life

Ruhle resides in

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with her husband and three children. She is

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