Asian College of Journalism
Journalism

Mahatma Gandhi University
Economics

Deputy Business Editor
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
Co-led team of nine journalists that included industry veterans and early-career reporters covering the local economy including health care energy cannabis and labor Guided reporters to execute in-depth stories through public records requests data analysis and sensitive sourcing on topics including closure of the East Coasts oldest oil refinery illegal lobbying by Amazon quality issues at nursing homes and group homes for adults with intellectual disabilities and the bankruptcy of Hahnemann Hospital the de facto public hospital in Americas largest poor city Increased audience for business news by 30 percent by making headlines search engine optimized and by utilizing niche audience channels like newsletter LinkedIn and Reddit

Assistant Business Editor
The Dallas Morning News |
Led a team of 5 journalists who wrote about aviation energy economy and real estate in Dallas-Fort Worth the fourth largest US metro Assigned and edited a series that exposed how Texas towns were spending billions of tax dollars in a race to attract corporate relocations in the name of economic development but without clear returns Guided reporters to produce a steady stream of accountability stories including on sexual abuse allegations by an American Airlines passenger the demise of a coal-mining town amid Trumps coal tax breaks and allegations of investor fraud by a faith-based oil company popular among evangelicals Successfully ran a pilot to demonstrate how to increase subscriptions by doubling down on real estate an area of reader interest

Enterprise Editor
LNPLancaster Newspapers |
Led a team of seven journalists covering education county government agriculture and business Coached veteran journalists to transfer their skills to meet the needs of a demanding digital audience Lead editor on the coverage of allegations of sexual abuse against an elected sheriff who eventually resigned