Sreenath Sreenivasan Explained

Sreenath Sreenivasan
Birth Date:1970 10, mf=yes
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Citizenship:U.S.A.
Education:Columbia University, St. Stephen's College
Employer:Stony Brook University
Spouse:Roopa Unnikrishnan
Children:2
Parents:T. P. Sreenivasan, Lekha Sreenivasan
Website:Sree.net

Sreenath "Sree" Sreenivasan (born October 28, 1970)[1] is an academic and practitioner in journalism and communications, serving as the inaugural Marshall R. Loeb visiting professor at Stony Brook University School of Journalism in New York.[2] He was previously chief digital officer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and chief digital officer of Columbia University. He also served as chief digital officer of the City of New York from October 2016 through May 2017.[3] He has been a technology journalist based in New York City[4] and served as an academic administrator and professor in the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In 2015, he was named one of Fast Company magazine's Most Creative People of the year.[5] He was also identified as the most influential Chief Digital Officer of 2016 by CDO Club.[6]

Early life

Sreenivasan was born in Tokyo, Japan, and grew up in USSR, United States, Fiji, and India. Sreenivasan's father was a diplomat for the Indian government, which meant his family often relocated.[7] He attended kindergarten in Moscow; P.S. 6, a public elementary school, in Manhattan; Marist Brothers High School in Suva, Fiji; and St. Stephen's College in Delhi, India. He received a Master of Science degree in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1993.[1]

Career

Sreenivasan was on the faculty of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism from 1993 to 2013 as a professor of professional practice. His courses at Columbia focused on new media, web design, and social media in the practice of journalism, as well as media entrepreneurship. As an adjunct professor in subsequent years, he ran workshops for professional journalists on the advanced use of the Internet and multimedia reporting.

In 2005, Sreenivasan was appointed dean of students at the journalism school,[8] overseeing student-oriented programs. He is the former advisor to the school's chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and won the David Eshelman Award for Outstanding Campus Advisor in 1998.[9] In 2008, he was named dean of student affairs,[10] supervising admissions, student services and career services at the school. On July 11, 2012, Columbia University named Sreenivasan its first chief digital officer.[11] [12]

Sreenivasan was appointed the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Chief Digital Officer in August 2013. In this role he supervised 70 employees throughout the museum.[4]

Sreenivasan helped found SAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, a group of more than 1,000[13] journalists of South Asian origin in the U.S. and Canada. He was the association's first president and continues to sit on its board, while also serving as an editor and writer of SAJAforum, one of the most widely read South Asian news and analysis blogs. He was also named by "UNITY: Journalists of Color" in a seed list of one of the 100 top journalists of the century.[14]

For six years, he was WABC-TV's "Tech Guru," before moving to WNBC-TV in January 2007 to become its technology reporter. He appeared twice a week on air and on WNBC.com until January 2009. From 2009 through 2011, Sreenivasan helped launch and develop DNAinfo.com, a hyper-local Manhattan-centric news startup, launched by TD Ameritrade founder and Chicago Cubs owner Joe Ricketts.[15]

He has contributed more than 50 articles to The New York Times on business and technology, and has hosted more than 40 episodes of his own podcast, the @SREE SHOW, for CBS Radio.[16]

In May 2016, Sreenivasan made news headlines by spearheading an effort to boycott participation in all-male panels, conferences, and events.[17] [18] He would later update this to also pledging not to attend any all-male panels.[19] [20]

In 2016, after three years at the top digital post at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he announced he was leaving amidst the museum's financial troubles. Although Met president Daniel Weiss called Sreenivasan "a superstar," the museum faced a looming deficit, hovering between $9 million and $10 million.[21] This financial predicament led the Met to part ways with Sreenivasan and other high-profile executives, such as Cynthia Round, its senior vice president for marketing and external relations, and Susan Sellers, head of design.[22] [23] At the Met, Sreenivasan led the redesign of their website and the development of a smartphone app.[24]

On August 1, 2016, Sreenivasan was named chief digital officer of New York City by its mayor, Bill de Blasio.[25] He left the role on May 12, 2017.[3]

Accolades

Personal life

He became a US Citizen in 2013.[32] He is married to Roopa Unnikrishnan.[33]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: So What Do You Do, Sree Sreenivasan, Columbia Journalism School Dean? . Mediabistro . April 7, 2010 . Aliya S. . King . November 1, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Sree Sreenivasan Named Inaugural Marshall R. Loeb Visiting Professor. 2019-09-09. Stony Brook University – School of Journalism. en-US. 2019-09-09.
  3. Web site: De Blasio's chief digital officer leaves administration. 2017-05-18. 2017-06-14.
  4. News: So Many Stories to Tell for Met's Digital Chief. Preston. Jennifer. October 25, 2013. The New York Times. 30 October 2013.
  5. Web site: Most Creative People 2015: Sree Sreenivasan . Fast Company . June 2015 . 2015-06-17 .
  6. Web site: CDO Club Identifies the Top Ten Most Influential Chief Digital Officers on Klout - CDO Club. Mathison. David. CDO Club. 10 March 2014 . en-US. 2016-06-14.
  7. Web site: Covering Technology in the Morning, Teaching Journalism During the Day. New York Sun. Simou, Alexandra. January 31, 2005.
  8. News: Gopal Raju, pioneer in Indian ethnic press, dies in NY . https://web.archive.org/web/20121005002755/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F4%2F12%2Fapworld%2F20080412090428&sec=apworld . dead . 2012-10-05 . . . 2008-04-12 . 2008-05-03 .
  9. http://www.spj.org/a-eshelman.asp SPJ David Eshelman Outstanding Campus Adviser Award
  10. http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer/jrn/1165270051276/JRN_Profile_C/1165270081427/JRNFacultyDetail.htm Sreenivasan faculty page
  11. http://allthingsd.com/20120711/columbia-university-names-sree-sreenivasan-its-first-chief-digital-officer/?refcat=news Columbia University Names Sree Sreenivasan Its First Chief Digital Officer
  12. http://www.fastcompany.com/1842674/columbia-university-first-chief-digital-officer-sree-sreenivasan Columbia Amps Online Courses, Appoints Sree Sreenivasan First Chief Digital Officer
  13. http://www.saja.org/aboutus South Asian Journalists Association information page
  14. Web site: UNITY Journalists seeds list of top journalists of the past century - UNITY: Journalists for Diversity. 2012-04-03. en-US. 2016-08-01.
  15. Web site: Sree Sreenivasan - Editorial Team. DNAinfo New York. 2016-06-14. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160219124733/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/about-us/our-team/editorial-team/sree-sreenivasan. 2016-02-19.
  16. Web site: @Sree Show by play.it on iTunes. iTunes. 2016-06-14.
  17. Web site: Death to the All-Male Panel. 2016-05-09. 2016-08-01.
  18. News: The men who are taking a stand against 'dude fests' - BBC News. BBC News . 22 May 2016 . en-GB. 2016-08-01.
  19. Web site: Why Sree Sreenivasan is boycotting all-male panels. 2016-05-02. en-US. 2016-08-01.
  20. Web site: These Powerful Men Are Boycotting All-Male Panels. 2016-05-13. Fortune. 2016-08-01.
  21. News: Met Museum to Cut Spending as Deficit Looms. Smith. Jennifer. 2016-04-22. Wall Street Journal. 0099-9660. 2016-08-01.
  22. News: 3 Leaders at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Step Down. Chow. Andrew R.. 2016-06-19. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-08-01.
  23. Web site: The Met ousted a top executive, so he used Facebook to show the world how to do unemployment right. Avins. Jenni. 23 June 2016 . en-US. 2016-08-01.
  24. News: Three Met Museum Leaders Depart. Smith. Jennifer. 2016-06-18. Wall Street Journal. 0099-9660. 2016-08-01.
  25. Web site: Mayor de Blasio Announces Sree Sreenivasan As City's New Chief Digital Officer. 2016-08-01. 2016-08-01.
  26. Web site: Power and Influence . Newsweek . 2014-03-21 . 2015-06-17 .
  27. Web site: India Abroad: The 50 Most Influential Indian Americans . rediff.com . 2016-08-01.
  28. Web site: 25 Media People You Should Follow on Twitter. adage.com. 29 May 2009 . 2016-06-14.
  29. http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/news/26 SPJ names four alumni 'journalists to follow' on Twitter
  30. Web site: Help Poynter Select 35 Influential People in Social Media. 2010-08-30. Poynter. en-US. 2016-06-14.
  31. Web site: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism 2016 Alumni Awards. www.journalism.columbia.edu. 2016-06-14. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160406151502/http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/news/1515. 2016-04-06.
  32. Web site: An Indian in America - Rediff.com India News . Rediff.com . 2013-07-08 . 2014-03-03.
  33. Web site: Arjuna award winner helps shoot consumer problems. Deccan Chronicle. 2013-10-08. 2014-03-03. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150714040417/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130810/news-current-affairs/article/arjuna-award-winner-helps-shoot-consumer-problems. 2015-07-14.

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