As Executive Editor of Wisebread & an anchor for WHYY/ NPR, Janet Al-Saad Alvarez is a formidable consumer advocate, personal finance and investing expert. As Janet manages her own student loan debt, she offers her experiences and insights to others struggling with similar burdens. She has succeeded in paying off many thousands in private loans and in effectively managing the federal loans that remain - using regards to boost her credit score. She appears frequently in national media, including the Today Show, Good Morning Washington, ABC and CBS News, Bloomberg TV, Cheddar TV, and more, sharing her insights for informed consumer choice and financial literacy. With a focus on empowering and educating, her expert advice and consumer advocacy is often quoted in the likes of TIME, Fortune, Business Insider, Forbes, US News & World Report, Reader’s Digest, USA Today, Consumer Reports, and Parents Magazine.
A financial journalist for over 15 years, Janet was formerly US News Editor for Reuters-BreakingViews, podcast host for TIME/ Charles Schwab tv anchor on nationally syndicated First Business News, Managing Editor of Mint.com, Director of News & New Media for Univision, and an Editor and TV host for TheStreet.com. She has interviewed countless Fortune 500 CEOs, US Senators and Governors, and Treasury Secretaries.
Janet holds an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University, an MBA from Arizona State University/Thunderbird, and won a business journalism fellowship at Wharton. She is currently a finalist for the Nieman Journalism Fellowship at Harvard. As one of the few consumer advocates fluent in both English and Spanish, she welcomes media inquiries and opportunities from outlets in either language, and is also happy to help institutions of higher learning with their consumer finance and media curricula.
Janet on ABC’s Good Morning Washington
