Bina Venkataraman was born on October 11,1979 and is an American science policy expert and journalist.
14 Facts About Bina Venkataraman
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Bina Venkataraman is currently the Editorial Page Editor of The Boston Globe and a fellow at the New America Foundation.
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Bina Venkataraman previously served as a senior advisor for Climate Change Innovation under President Barack Obama's administration and advised the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology on the Ebola epidemic.
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Bina Venkataraman was valedictorian of her class at Wooster High School.
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Bina Venkataraman received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University in 2002, studying International Relations and Environmental Studies.
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Bina Venkataraman then received a Fulbright Program Fellowship and worked as a Communications and Research Coordinator at the Rainforest Alliance from 2002 to 2005.
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In 2006, Bina Venkataraman began studying Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, where she received her Master's degree in 2008.
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From 2010 to 2019, Bina Venkataraman served as the Director of Global Policy Initiatives at the Broad Institute of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Bina Venkataraman serves on Brown University's Institute for Environment and Society as well as Brown's President's Leadership Council, advising Christina Hull Paxson.
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Bina Venkataraman is a Future Tense and Carnegie Fellow at the New America Foundation.
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Bina Venkataraman is a writer, focusing on climate change, environmental justice, and public health.
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Bina Venkataraman's work has been published in outlets like Slate, The Washington Post, and Time.
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Bina Venkataraman is the Editorial Page Editor of The Boston Globe.
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Bina Venkataraman has appeared on the TED mainstage and the Aspen Ideas Festival.