Hope King is Axios’ Senior Business Reporter and a highly sought-after moderator and host. Hope co-authors Axios Closer, a national daily business newsletter. She sits down regularly with top CEOs for Axios' flagship events across the country and for Axios' Finish Line leadership franchise. A former finance exec, Hope prioritizes distillation, analysis and big picture context in her storytelling. Of the thousands of conversations Hope has conducted on television and stage, entrepreneur Mark Cuban, U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, music producer Timbaland, NBA star Steph Curry, soccer star Hope Solo, and comedians Nikki Glaser and Ronny Chieng have been among her favorites.