Lori Ann LaRocco is senior editor of guests for CNBC business news. She coordinates high-profile interviews in business and politics, as well as special multimillion dollar on-location productions for all shows on the network. Her specialty is in politics, working with titans of industry. LaRocco is the author of Dynasties of the Sea, Part 2: The Untold Stories of the Postwar Shipping Pioneers (Marine Money, Inc., 2018), Opportunity Knocking (Agate Publishing, 2014), Dynasties of the Sea: The Shipowners and Financiers Who Expanded the Era of Free Trade (Marine Money, Inc., 2012), and Thriving in the New Economy: Lessons from Today's Top Business Minds (Wiley, 2010).LaRocco has been working at CNBC since 2000. Her track record has garnered trust and respect from Wall Street to Washington. By establishing relationships with some of the best in business, LaRocco has been the first to learn of business deals in the billions of dollars, enabling CNBC to break the news.Prior to joining CNBC, LaRocco was an anchor, reporter, and assignment editor in various local news markets around the country.