Heather Nauert joined the FOX News Channel as a New York-based correspondent in 2001 after receiving her Master's degree in Journalism from Columbia University.

In 1998, she became a Washington, D.C.-based Fox News contributor, commenting on politics and domestic policy. During that time, she worked as a government affairs consultant representing corporations and trade groups before Congress. Her work focused on health care and Social Security issues.

Nauert's media work started in Washington in 1992 as a host and producer for the former WFTY-TV's weekly program, Young Country. Later, she was a business reporter for First Business, a syndicated business news show.