Michael Ozanian

Michael Ozanian is the Senior Sports Reporter for CNBC, based at the network's Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. He is a lead reporter for CNBC's business of sports vertical, CNBC Sport. Ozanian focuses on the intersection of sports and money, and provides his unique rankings of the most valuable sports leagues and teams. He reports on breaking news, insights, and analysis of the inner workings of the sports industry across all CNBC platforms.

Prior to CNBC, Ozanian was with Forbes where he began in the statistics department in the mid-1980s and later transitioned into writing about high-priced stocks. Most recently, he served as an Assistant Managing Editor at the company and Managing Editor and Co-Host of Forbes SportsMoney, a four-time Emmy Award winning television show on the YES Network. While at Forbes, Ozanian also created the "SportsMoney Index," which ranks the most valuable athletes, brands, teams and sports agencies based on a combination of their individual values, and value of the top athletes, brands, teams and agencies they do business with.

Ozanian received his MBA from Long Island University and his bachelor's degree from Siena College.

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