Mitali Mukherjee (journalist)

Mitali Mukherjee (born 6 December 1979) is an Indian news anchor and financial journalist. She is currently the Director of Journalist Programmes at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.

She was news editor and key anchor of CNBC TV18. She was previously with The TV Today group, BBC World and Doordarshan. She has also consulted with Mint, the World Bank and The Indian Express. as well as The Wire.

Early life
Mitali was born in Ambala, Haryana. She attended The Army Public School in New Delhi. She then graduated in Political Science Honours from Delhi University and was awarded a gold medal. Post-graduation, Mitali went to Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) under the Ministry of I&B where she specialised in TV and Broadcast Journalism. She won the Star TV Scholarship and was awarded a gold medal. More recently she has also got a post graduate qualification in working with children with learning disabilities from SNDT University Mumbai where she got an A+.

Career
From 2004, Mitali was Markets and News Editor at CNBC TV18, where she anchored the flagship show, Bazaar, Business Lunch and Closing Bell. She resigned in 2014.

In 2016, she co-founded MoneyMile a digital video platform where her core focus was sharing financial investing advise to help women become financially independent and empowered.

Mitali has been Consulting Business Editor at The Wire, a left-leaning anti-establishment portal in India.

Awards and achievements
Mitali has been a vocal supporter of financial freedom for women. She has spoken at many gatherings on gender equity.

Mitali is a Chevening fellow for the South Asia Journalism Fellowship 202. She is also a TEDx speaker, Raisina AFGG (Asian Forum for Global Governance) Young Fellow and Steering Committee member of AIYD (Australia India Youth Dialogue).

In 2020, she featured in a cameo appearance in Mira Nair’s ‘A Suitable Boy’ that was aired on Netflix.