Hear the inspiring career path of NBC/MSNBC's Jo Ling Kent.
Via @NBC: Jo Ling Kent is a correspondent at NBC News covering business, technology and the economy. Her reporting appears across all platforms of NBC News and MSNBC and she is an integral part of NBC News’ robust Business & Tech Unit, reporting on TODAY and NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.
Previously, Kent was a reporter and podcast host at Fox Business Network and an investigative reporter at NBC Connecticut, where she was a member of the reporting team awarded a Peabody for coverage of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting.
Kent reported for NBC News on the campaign trail in 2012, covering the presidential election as an embed reporter. For five years, Kent worked in China: first as a Fulbright Scholar focusing on women's rights and legal aid, then as a Beijing-based journalist for ABC News and CNN.
Kent has earned two master’s degrees in international affairs from the London School of Economics and Peking University, along with a bachelor’s degree from Rice University. She's from Minnesota, fluent in Mandarin and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Kent also serves on the board of YMCA Twin Cities Center for Youth Voice. She's on Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok at @jolingkent.
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