Paley Dialogue New York

20th Anniversary of Mad Money:
Jim Cramer on Media and the Financial Markets

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Lunch: 12:30 pm
Conversation and Q&A: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
The Paley Center for Media, 25 West 52 Street, NYC

Join us for an exclusive Paley Dialogue with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, one of the most influential and recognizable voices in financial media. In a wide-ranging conversation reflecting his groundbreaking career at the intersection of journalism, television, and Wall Street, Cramer will provide sharp insights into how media can influence market behavior and how today’s investors—both institutional and individual—navigate an increasingly complex financial landscape. As Mad Money marks its 20th anniversary and with his new book, How to Make Money in Any Market, arriving this fall, Cramer looks back on the evolution of business television and ahead to the future of media companies in the public markets. He’ll also share what it takes to break through—and stay relevant—in an era of nonstop information and market noise.

In Person: 

Jim Cramer, Host, CNBC’s Mad Money with Jim Cramer

Moderator:

Carl Quintanilla, Co-Anchor, CNBC’s Squawk on the Street and Money Movers 


Events and participants are subject to change.

 

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Jim Cramer

Cramer Jim

Host, CNBC’s Mad Money with Jim Cramer

Jim Cramer believes there is always a bull market somewhere, and he wants to help you find it. He is host of CNBC's Mad Money, (M-F, 6PM ET) and co-anchor of the 9 a.m. ET hour of CNBC's Squawk on the Street (M-F, 9AM-12PM ET). Cramer also runs the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, a subscription product aimed at helping all investors build long-term wealth in the stock market.

He is also the founder of TheStreet.

Cramer is a former hedge fund manager and founder/owner and senior partner of Cramer Berkowitz. His compounded rate of return was 24 percent after all fees for 14 years at Cramer Berkowitz. He retired from his hedge fund in 2001, where he finished with one of the best records in the business, including having 36 percent-plus year in 2000.

He graduated from Harvard College where he was president and editor-in-chief of the prestigious daily, The Harvard Crimson. After graduation, he became a reporter for the Tallahassee Democrat and later for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, where he covered stories ranging from homicides to sporting events. He helped Steve Brill launch American Lawyer magazine before attending Harvard Law School and earning a law degree. Upon graduating and passing the New York State Bar Examination and being admitted to the N.Y. State Bar, Cramer joined Goldman Sachs in sales and trading. While at Goldman, Cramer wrote for The New Republic about stock market issues.

Cramer is the best-selling author of "Jim Cramer's Get Rich Carefully," "Jim Cramer's Getting Back to Even," "Stay Mad for Life: Get Rich, Stay Rich," "Mad Money: Watch TV, Get Rich," "Jim Cramer's RealMoney" and "Confessions of a Street Addict."

Follow Jim Cramer on X @jimcramer.

Carl Quintanilla

Quintanilla Carl

Co-Anchor, CNBC’s Squawk on the Street and Money Movers 

Carl Quintanilla is co-anchor of CNBC’s Squawk on the Street and co-anchor of Money Movers, which both broadcast from Post 9 at the New York Stock Exchange. 

Since joining NBCUniversal in 1999, Quintanilla has covered a wide range of stories for both CNBC and NBC News, where he was a New York and Chicago–based correspondent for Today and NBC Nightly News, including the Olympic games, presidential elections, and international military conflicts from Israel to Iraq. As part of NBC’s coverage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, he shared a national Emmy Award, DuPont Award, RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award, and broadcast’s highest honor, Peabody Award.  

The one-hour documentaries Quintanilla has reported for CNBC include: The New High: Extreme Sports, #TwitterRevolution, The Costco Craze: Inside the Warehouse Giant, BMW: A Driving Obsession, Big Mac: Inside the McDonald’s Empire, Trash Inc: The Secret Life of Garbage, and The Money Chase: Inside Harvard Business School

Prior to joining NBC, Quintanilla spent six years as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal.   

He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Colorado. 

 

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