Melissa Ann Francis (born December 12, 1972) is an American television news personality who last worked as an anchor and commentator for the Fox Business Network (FBN) and Fox News (FNC), departing in 2020.

[2] In 2022, Fox paid her a $15 million settlement on a pay discrimination lawsuit.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Francis graduated from Harvard University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.

[12] In late 2020, Francis filed a pay discrimination action against Fox.

[14] Francis authored a book in November 2012, Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter: A Memoir, concerning the trials, tribulations and joys of having an overbearing mother;[15] and in April 2017, published Lessons from the Prairie, relating childhood experiences from the show as applied to her adult life.