Raju Narisetti | |
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 Narisetti in 2015 | |
| Born | (1966-06-26)26 June 1966 (age 59) Hyderabad, India |
| Education | Indiana University Bloomington |
| Notable credit(s) | News Corporation,Mint,The Economic Times,The Washington Post,The Wall Street Journal |
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Raju Narisetti (born 1966) is a journalist and former newspaper editor who has been the global publishing director atMcKinsey & Company since 2020.[1] From July 2018 to December 2019, he was a professor of professional practice and director of theKnight-Bagehot Fellowship Program at the Columbia UniversityGraduate School of Journalism.[2][3] In October 2017, Narisetti was appointed to the board of trustees of theWikimedia Foundation.[4] He is one of the Young Global Leaders of theWorld Economic Forum and a board member of an American nonprofit publishing entity,Rest of World.[5]
Narisetti holds aB.A. ineconomics fromOsmania University, anM.B.A. from theInstitute of Rural Management Anand and anM.A. in journalism fromIndiana University Bloomington.[2] He started as a journalist atThe Economic Times in India before commencing his U.S. career at theDayton Daily News, where he was a staff reporter from 1991 to 1994.[2]
He first joinedThe Wall Street Journal as a reporter specializing in global media, technology and consumer products trends in 1994; over the next twelve years, he was promoted to deputy national editor of the American edition; managing editor (2003–2004) and editor (2004–2006) ofThe Wall Street Journal Europe; and deputy managing editor (2005–2006) in charge ofEurope, theMiddle East andAfrica for the newspaper's global brand.[2] As the founding editor ofMint from 2006 to 2009, Narisetti facilitated the publication's emergence as India's second-largest business newspaper. It is owned byHT Media, which also publishes theHindustan Times.[2]
Narisetti was managing editor, digital ofThe Washington Post[6] from 2009 to 2012 before briefly rejoiningThe Wall Street Journal (as head ofThe Wall Street Journal Digital Network) in 2012.[7] As senior vice president of growth and strategy forNews Corporation from 2013 to 2016, he helped the media group cultivate new revenue opportunities, particularly in Asia.[8]
He was named president and chief executive officer ofGizmodo Media Group following its acquisition byUnivision in September 2016.[9] He remained in the role until April 2018.[10][11][12] According toThe Daily Beast, Narisetti was forced out by Univision amid staff cuts.[13]
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