Lauren Simonetti was born on October 10, 1984 in Manhattan, New York, New York. She is Italian by ethnicity. She has stated that she was always interested in the media world from a young age. In HudsonMOD magazine's November Issue, Lauren credited her mother for putting the idea of journalism in her sights. She stated "We had storytelling contests in grade school. We'd memorize a story and then recite it in front of an audience. It was esentially a big contest. I did it for a few years and even won some competitions. My Mother suggested that I should be a television reporter. She put the idea in my head. I ran with it. I'm the person who always listens to my mother, evne if not at first. She's been my biggest inspiration."
Lauren attended St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School in Huguenot. She graduated with high honors from George Washington Unvieristy as Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor's degree in English. During this time she was a presidental scholar and spent a semester at sea where she sailed around the world and studied in 10 different countries. She continued her education at Columbia University, Manhattan and obtained her Masters Degree in English with an emphasis on comparative literature.
She started her media career as an assistant producer for “Lou Dobbs Tonight” which afforded her the opportunity to later work for CNN as an associate producer. She worked on programs for CNN, Headline News, and CNN International. Her two final years at CNN were at the New York Stock Exchange where she was the sole business producer. There she interviewed many famous investors and head of companies including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME.) In an interview, she reminisced "The stock exchange was totally scary... I would read the Wall Street Journal with a highlighter. I had no idea what was going on. It's a totally different language but there were just so many people. You would physically get lost and intimidated being around all of these men and I just started to ask questions and feel more comfortable and the freelance job turned into a permalance kind of gig." In September of 2007 she joined the Fox Business Network (FBN) as a field producter. Her hard work paid off and in September of 2011 she accepted a position as a reporter. She has covered major news including the 2008 financial crisis, bankruptcy of the Lehman Brothers, Gulf Oil Spill, Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, and many others. She is currently the co-host of the program FBN:AM.
In May of 2014, Lauren was awarded the Italian-American Achievement Award by the NYPD Columbia Association. One of the organization's missions is to make a concerted effort to increase the knowledge and understanding of the culture heritage that unites all members and develop an understanding and appreciation of the contributions made by Italians and Italian-Americans towards the nation's developments. Lauren stated that she was "beyond honored and humbled by the sincerity and generosity of the Association" and that to her being Italian-American means "to love and respect family and friends, to be generous with time, efforts, and energy (and good), to dance and laugh, and to be thankful."
| Height: | 5 Feet 1 Inch |
| Birth Place: | United States |
| Birth Sign: | Libra |
| Date of Birth: | 10-10-1984 |
| Ethnicity: | White |
| Husband: | Mark Cubrilo |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Alma Mater: | Columbia University |
| T.V. Show(s): | Fox & Friends |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | News Reporter |
| Salary: | $350,000 per year |
| Net Worth: | $2 million |
| Marriage Date: | 01-10-2011 |
| Employer: | FOX Business Network. |
| Children: | Rae |
| Net Worth 2021: | 5 million |
