Zain Asher

Zain Ejiofor Asher (born 27 August 1983) is a British news anchor at CNN International based in Atlanta. She currently anchors CNN Newsroom weekdays at 2:30pm ET on CNN International. Previously, Asher co-anchored CNN Newsroom at 1am ET on CNN America. In 2013, Asher joined CNN as a business correspondent based in New York City. In addition to financial reporting for CNN, she also had a monthly column in Money Magazine. She is the younger sister of actor Chiwetel Ejiofor. She is of Igbo ancestry.

Education and early career

Asher graduated from Keble College, Oxford University in 2005 with a degree in French and Spanish. She also graduated from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism in 2006. Prior to joining CNN in February 2013, Asher was a full-time reporter for Money, where she wrote personal finance articles. Asher also was a TV reporter at News 12 Brooklyn, reporting from Brooklyn, the Bronx and Connecticut.