Trish Regan

Background

Trish Ann Regan was born on December 13th, 1972 in Hampton, New Hampshire. She attended Phillips Exeter Academy where she was awarded first place in the Harvard Musical Association's competition. She was a beauty pageant contestant and became Miss New Hampshire. In 1994, she represented her home state in the Miss America 1994 pageant. Before attending Columbia University, she studied at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and she took voice lessons in Graz, Austria. She graduated cum laude from Columbia with a degree in U.S. History in 2000. Her first job was at an investment bank called Goldman Sachs. She wanted to become an opera singer and never had plans to have a career in news or finance but her life took a turn.

Relationships

Trish is married to an investment banker named James A. Ben and has three children with him. She had twin daughters Alexandra and Elizabeth in December 2009. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She also is keen on traveling to as many exotic destinations as she can. Her favorite book is Atlas Shrugged. She can also speak two other languages, Spanish and Italian.

Career

Regan started her television career in 2001 at CBS MarketWatch, where she reported for the CBS Evening News as a business correspondent. She worked there until 2007 and contributed to the television shows, “Face the Nation” and “48 Hours”.

Regan joined the television station, CNBC, as a correspondent and started with CBS evening news. Her prime focus at CBS was the U.S. economy. She used to report on healthcare insurance, government pensions, and social security privatization. She worked extensively on the terror network between the South American region and Islamic terrorist groups. She was also nominated for an Emmy award for this coverage in 2007. Regan has received the Bernard Wayne Award.