18 Facts About Aneesh Raman

Aneesh Raman first wrote about that issue in a 2016 guest essay for Fortune Magazine.

Aneesh Raman recounted his experience as the first Indian-American Presidential Speechwriter in West Wingers: Stories from the Dream Chasers, Change Makers, and Hope Creators Inside the Obama White House and authored a chapter in My Life: Growing Up Asian in America, which was the first title released by the relaunched MTV Books.

Aneesh Raman is a former member of the John F Kennedy Presidential Library's New Frontier Award Committee as well as a former term member at the Council on Foreign Relations.

At LinkedIn, Aneesh Raman is leading an effort to help build a more efficient and equitable labor market by engaging with leaders from the public and private sector.

Aneesh Raman's work centers around making skills-first thinking mainstream in talent management, which is a priority for LinkedIn.

Aneesh Raman was VP of Growth at RaiseMe, a since acquired social impact startup expanding access to higher education.

Aneesh Raman subsequently worked on strategic communications at The Pentagon before joining the White House staff as a Presidential Speechwriter, where he focused on domestic policy and was the main speechwriter on immigration reform.

Aneesh Raman wrote about that experience in 'West Wingers' and 'My Life: Growing Up Asian in America'.

Aneesh Raman was CNN's first correspondent based in the Middle East responsible for region-wide coverage.

At the time of his departure, Aneesh Raman was based in Egypt but was largely responsible for coverage out of Iran.

From 2005 to 2006, Aneesh Raman was CNN's Baghdad Correspondent, living in Iraq during an exceptionally volatile period in the Iraq War.

Aneesh Raman provided in-depth coverage of the Saddam Hussein trial and was notably the first American television journalist to announce Saddam Hussein's execution.

In 2014, Aneesh Raman appeared on television a number of times to discuss the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's offensive in Iraq.

Aneesh Raman first appeared on CNN in 2004, when he profiled the younger generation and their involvement in the American 2004 presidential election.

In June 2008, Aneesh Raman left CNN and later joined the US presidential campaign of Democrat Barack Obama.

Aneesh Raman began his television career while in college, earning a local Emmy Award for anchoring Kids Talk Sports, a weekly sports talk show that aired on New England Cable News.

Aneesh Raman grew up in Wellesley, Massachusetts and went to Wellesley High School.

Aneesh Raman married Dr Haley Naik in 2012 after they were introduced to one another by a mutual friend.