Richard Quest Profile

Richard Quest is a British News Anchor/Reporter working for CNN in Atlanta, Georgia. He joined the network in the year 2001.

Richard Quest Education

Quest graduated from state comprehensive Roundhay School in Leeds and then attended Airedale and Wharfedale College and the University of Leeds. He graduated from there in the year 1983 with a Bachelor of Laws. Quest spent one year (1983–1984) in the U.S. at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he worked as the news director of WRVU.

Richard Quest Career

Quest serves at CNN as a news anchor. Also, he works as an anchor of the 5-times-weekly business program, “Quest Means Business,” which airs from Monday to Friday at 3 pm ET / 8 pm BST. There, the topic of discussion is mainly based on how people earn and spend their money. She has interviewed CEOs, global finance ministers, and political figures on the show.

In addition, he hosts the CNN shows; “Quest’s World of Wonder,” “The Express,” and “Business Traveller”. “Quest’s World of Wonder” is an immersive travel series that is responsible for finding Quest to explore a new destination every month and meet fascinating people who reveal the heart of the city. In the show, “Business Traveller,” the topic discussed is mainly global business travel trends, issues, and innovations in the travel industry. Quest also works as an editor-at-large of “CNN Business,” and as a host of the digital live financial show, “Markets Now” live streamed from the floor of the NYSE every Wednesday at 12:45 pm at MarketsNow and CNNMoney.com.

Quest often interviews leaders across aviation, tourism, technology, pharmaceutical, and travel industries, as COVID-19 continues to impact businesses and economies across the globe. His distinctive and dynamic style has made him a unique figure in the field of business broadcasting. He has often provided live coverages from G20 meetings. He never misses the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Since Black Monday in the year 1987, he has been reporting significant financial crises and the stock market. He has provided live coverage from key financial centers worldwide such as Wall Street, Hong Kong, London, Tokyo, and Sao Paolo.

At CNN, Quest is the established aviation and airline correspondent. He has conducted interviews with all significant airline executives such as Richard Anderson (former Delta CEO), Akbar Al Baker (Qatar Airways CEO), and Ed Bastian (current Delta CEO), just to name a few. He has reported on several breaking aviation stories such as the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine, the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370’s disappearance, and the crash of Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo. 

Quick Facts About Richard Quest

Quest has helmed the network’s coverage of the ‘Brexit’ vote and has continued to cover the impact the historic vote is making on businesses, economies, and markets. He has covered breaking stories for over 20 years. He has reported on everything ranging from Yasser Arafat’s death to the Covid-19 pandemic to Michael Jackson’s death, you name it!

Quest holds the 2013 UNWTO Award from The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). This was for Lifetime Achievement in honor of his work as a business journalist reporting on the tourism industry. Before joining CNN International, he worked for BBC for 12 years as a Wall Street-based North America business correspondent.

Richard Quest Age / How old is Richard Quest?

Quest is 60 years old as of 2022. He was born on March 9, 1962, in Liverpool, Lancashire (now Merseyside), England. He celebrates his birthday on the 9th of March every year.

Richard Quest Height

How tall is Richard Quest? Quest stands at a height of approximately 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m).

Richard Quest Family

Quest was raised in Liverpool, Merseyside, England with his loving parents, whose names are unknown at the moment. He has Jewish ancestry. His father was a lawyer who later became a medical doctor. 

Richard Quest Twin Sister

Quest has 3 sisters, Caroline (his twin sister), and the other two whose names are unknown at the moment. Caroline works as a director of enterprise and business development at the Britain’s University of Leicester.

Richard Quest Partner

Quest is openly gay. He is married to his lovely spouse, Chris Pepesterny. Quest proposed to Chris in October 2021. They were to marry in March 2020 but they had to postpone their wedding due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but promised to tie the knot before the end of the year. True to their words, they wedded in the fall of 2020. They had their engagement in May 2019.

Richard Quest Gay

On Quest’s CNN TV program, “Quest Means Business,” he described his past experience as a closeted gay man, on  June 26, 2014. That is the day when he revealed that he was gay.

Richard Quest Salary

Being one of the top journalists for CNN, he earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.

Richard Quest Net Worth

Quest has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a News Anchor/Reporter.

Richard Quest Book, Author

Other than working as a journalist, he is also an author. He has authored a book, ‘The Vanishing of Flight MH370: The True Story of the Hunt for the Missing Malaysian Plane.’ The book details his unique perspective on covering MH370 for CNN International.

Richard Quest Arrested

On Friday, April 25, 2008, Quest got arrested in Central Park in New York City. He was busted with drug possessions in his pocket, a sex toy in his boot, and a rope around his neck attached to his genitals. He admitted to being in possession of a controlled substance, crystal methamphetamine. It was about 3:40 a.m. when Quest was driving along 64th Street and West Drive. He got searched by the police officers and recovered a small amount of methamphetamine in a Ziploc bag.

Richard Quest COVID-19

In April 2020, Quest tested positive for COVID-19. He says that it started as a small thing but later developed into long COVID.