Peter Barnes is a senior Washington correspondent for the Fox Business Network.

Barnes was previously a co-anchor for FBN's morning program, Money for Breakfast, from its debut on October 15, 2007 to May 9, 2008.

Before joining FBN, Barnes served as the Washington, D.C. bureau chief and correspondent for television group Hearst-Argyle.

He has also worked at numerous business programming outlets, including TechTV from 2001 to 2003, where he was the Washington bureau chief for the satellite channel, which specialized in technology coverage.

In 1996, he anchored Capitol Gains, which is a program focusing on political issues in Washington as they impact the economy, the business community and financial markets, aired weekdays from 8 to 8:30 AM ET on CNBC.