Rebecca Jarvis

Rebecca Jarvis was named co-host of "CBS This Morning: Saturday" in January 2012. She continues as Business and Economics correspondent for CBS News.

Jarvis had been news anchor for the "The Early Show on Saturday" and Business and Economics correspondent for CBS News since April, 2010.

Before joining CBS News, Jarvis reported breaking stock, currency, and commodities market news from the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ, and the New York Mercantile Exchange for CNBC. She also contributed to MSNBC and NBC News programs, and regularly guest anchored the "Closing Bell," "Squawk on the Street," and "Power Lunch." Additionally, Jarvis covered prominent national events such as the Chrysler and General Motors bankruptcy, the Bernard Madoff scandal, the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers and the sale of Merrill Lynch as well as the 2008 Presidential election.

Prior to entering the field of television journalism, Jarvis wrote for numerous publications, including Crain's Chicago Business and Business 2.0. She also has worked in investment banking and foreign currency trading.

Jarvis graduated from the University of Chicago in 2003 with a degree in Economics and Constitutional Law. A recipient of the University of Chicago Dean's Grant, she studied European banking and financial markets and the formation of the European Union at the Université Sciences Po in Paris, France.

She has received national recognition for her work with Colin Powell to empower children and improve communities. In 2000, she was named "One of Twenty Teens Who Will Change the World" by Teen People magazine and also named a "National Point of Light," receiving accolades from Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush.