Kelly Evans (born July 17, 1985) is an American journalist and co-anchor of Power Lunch on the CNBC business news channel.
[4] Evans was born in Syracuse, New York, and raised in Lexington, Virginia, Rockbridge County, near the Blue Ridge Mountains.
At Rockbridge County High School, she earned eight letters in lacrosse, cross country, and track.
[2][4] She also moderated a James Carville v. Ann Coulter debate, part of the 25th annual Washington and Lee Mock Convention.
[2][5] She has been compared to former CNBC host Erin Burnett, who left the cable business channel to anchor a news program on CNN.