Ali Velshi (born October 29, 1968, or 1969) is a Canadian television journalist, a senior economic and business correspondent for NBC News, and an anchor for MSNBC.

[8] During his time at Queen's he made news by organizing protests against Preston Manning and Canada's Reform Party.

In 2009, he married his second wife, New York–born hedge fund manager Lori Wachs,[11] the president of Philadelphia-based Cross Ledge Investments, whom he met when she was a guest on his show.

[citation needed] Velshi moved to the U.S. in September 2001, joining business news channel CNNfn in New York City.

In 2008, Velshi undertook a cross-country road trip aboard the CNN Election Express, during which he travelled from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to Los Angeles, California, stopping along the way to discuss money issues with Americans.

Velshi also spent 10 days riding the CNN Election Express through rural Texas before that state's March 4, 2008, primaries.

Velshi also hosted CNN's Energy Hunt, which took him to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and to the Oil Sands of Canada in 2008.

Tragic events during 2008 brought Velshi more airtime, including reporting from the now-destroyed Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan,[15] after the killing of Benazir Bhutto.

[16] During coverage of Hurricanes Gustav[17] and Ike, Velshi appeared on air, on location from hurricane-stricken areas, as the storms hit.

Velshi has strongly defended the Muslim community's right to build a mosque and Islamic center (Park51) near Ground Zero in New York City.

Velshi supports the separation of mosque and state and rejects "Political Islam", which requires the implementation of Sharia law.

His second book, How to Speak Money: The Language & Knowledge You Need Now, co-authored by longtime friend and co-anchor Christine Romans, was released by John Wiley & Sons in November 2011.

Velshi was nominated for two additional News & Documentary Emmy awards in 2015 for his contributions at Al Jazeera, including coverage of low wages paid to disabled American workers and a scandal involving red-light cameras in Chicago.

During the recurring intro segment of season 7 of Homeland[30] at the 30 second-mark, there is an audio clip of Velshi saying, "... the mood of the country.

He is also on the Board of Trustees of the X Prize Foundation, which is a non-profit organization that designs and manages public competitions intended to encourage technological development that could benefit humanity.