Best-selling author Farnoosh Torabi will serve as this year’s Homecoming Grand Marshal, the organization announced at Sunday night’s “Be A Part From The Start” pep rally in Rec Hall.

Torabi graduated from Penn State in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in finance and international business and later went on to earn a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

Following the publication of her 2008 book “You’re So Money – Live Rich Even When You’re Not,” Torabi began making appearances on programs such as Good Morning America and The Today Show. She now hosts the CNBC primetime series Follow The Leader, where she spends 72 hours embedded in the life of famous entrepreneurs to learn more about the inner workings of their lives. 

The Philadelphia native also wrote 2010’s “Psych Yourself Rich” and 2014’s “When She Makes More: 10 Rules For Breadwinning Women.” Torabi is also a financial columnist for O, the Oprah Magazine. Previously, she wrote for Glamour and Marie Claire.

Unveiled at the 2019 Blue-White game, this year’s logo and theme, “A Century Of Stories,” will celebrate Penn State’s 100th Homecoming celebration.

Homecoming 2019 will stretch from September 28 to October 5. This year’s festivities will be marked by the annual Homecoming parade on Friday, October 4 ahead of Penn State football’s match-up against Purdue on Saturday, October 5.