Anahit Misak "Ana" Kasparian (Armenian: Անահիտ Միսաքի Գասպարյան, pronounced ; born July 7, 1986) is an Armenian-American political pundit, university lecturer and writer. She is best known for co-hosting and producing the online news show The Young Turks. She began working as a fill-in producer for The Young Turks in 2007, and, as of 2012, co-host of the main show and host of The Point on the TYT Network. She also appeared on the television version of the show that aired on Current TV.
Born in Los Angeles, Kasparian is the daughter of Armenian immigrant parents. Her great grandparents on her father's side experienced first hand the Armenian genocide in 1915. She was raised in Reseda, Los Angeles. She grew up speaking Armenian as her first language and started kindergarten without being able to speak a word of English. She has said watching Sesame Street as a child is what helped her to learn English quickly. She danced ballet from the age of 3 to the age of 19 and performed ballet professionally throughout those years. Kasparian graduated from Valley Alternative Magnet High School of Van Nuys in 2004 and California State University, Northridge (CSUN) in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts, Journalism (BAJ). She completed her Master of Political Science in 2010.