Peter Barnes joined FOX Business Network (FBN) in September 2007. He serves as FBN's senior Washington correspondent.

Until 2004, Barnes served as the Washington bureau chief and correspondent for television group Hearst-Argyle. He has also worked at numerous business programming outlets, including TechTV from 2001 to 2003, where he was the Washington bureau chief for the satellite channel which specialized in technology coverage.

Barnes served as an anchor and Washington correspondent for CNBC from 1993 to 1998. In 1996, he anchored Capitol Gains, an election year weekday morning show on business, economics, and politics. Barnes received a Cable ACE Award while at CNBC for a special series on retirement.

A graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Arts in political science, Barnes also holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Barnes was born in Rochester, NY and raised in Philadelphia, PA.