Kumutha Ramanathan

Award-winning business, finance, economics as well as current affairs journalist, Kumutha Ramanathan is a top-rated conference speaker for International Women's Day, D.EI., Entrepreneurial and Women-in-Leadership events 

As a former on-air talent for BNN Bloomberg, the nation’s number-one business news network, she established her financial acumen and ability to handle breaking news. As the first reporter in each day, she was also a newsroom leader who helped set the editorial priorities for the network’s North American audience. Out in the field, she played a leading role in BNN Bloomberg and Bloomberg Americas’ coverage of the Bank of Canada’s interest rate decisions in 2022 and 2023.

Ramanathan eventually chose to specialize in business journalism after moving to London, England. She reported on-air and produced for Bloomberg Television and Radio, Yahoo Finance and other publications there. Following her accomplishments as a journalist, she was nominated for the Asian Women of Achievement Awards UK in 2017.

From Toronto to New York to London and beyond, she has covered murders, protests, floods, hostage takedowns and many other dramatic events for 15 years as a journalist. Along the way, she has also interviewed CEOs, politicians and other notable public figures as an anchor and reporter – asking them the tough questions. Her investigative feature on gay and illegal migrants in the United States of America (USA) led to her being awarded the First Place Prize for reporting by the South Asian Journalists Association in 2012.

Upon returning to her hometown of Toronto, she became a financial markets reporter and a regular BNN anchor and contributor. Kumutha Ramanathan holds degrees from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in New York, USA and the University of Toronto.

Breaking The Glass Ceiling: Proving Your Worth & Climbing the Ranks In Male-dominated Industries +

Business journalism disproportionately attracts more males than females. Similar to other male-dominated industries, source networking can happen in the evenings and weekends, which can disadvantage working mothers.

Now, in a new entrepreneurial chapter of her life, hear what award-winning international journalist Kumutha Ramanathan has learned from blending career advancement with being a present mother. After living in London, England for a decade, she offers unique insight into how other cultures treat working women and their desire to maintain a work-family balance. Finally, as a catalyst for positive change, she provides actionable targets for employers who want to keep women engaged in the workforce after having children. --

Picking Herself Up: How a Mother of Four Got Off the Mat After Being Laid Off on Maternity Leave +

It’s the call all career-minded women dread on maternity leave: mass layoffs at your company.

That’s precisely what award-winning journalist Kumutha Ramanathan woke up to after yet another sleepless night of nonstop tandem breastfeeding with 8-month-old twin girls.

Her immediate reaction was to blame herself as a woman who dared to take time out to raise a family. Learn how she came to see the beauty in being forced to dramatically reexamine her life, thrusting herself into a new entrepreneurial chapter and ultimately settling for nothing less than what she desired. Along the way, she learned hard-fought lessons on how to embrace failure, not get burdened by perfection, develop a growth mindset, possess a healthy ego, and balance motherhood with business ownership. --

Economic Thought Leadership: How to Drive Prosperity +

Kumutha Ramanathan brings a wealth of experience as a seasoned international business journalist for Bloomberg News, Yahoo Finance and other top-tier media agencies in London, UK. She was also trusted to lead coverage of the Bank of Canada’s interest rate decisions in 2022 and 2023 for Bloomberg, BNN Bloomberg and CTV National News. Currently, she is the host of Market Mavericks with Kumutha Ramanathan.

After decades of asking tough questions to chief executives of publicly-listed firms and key political decision-makers across government and society, she can lead thoughtful conversations that explore the intersection between innovative economic strategies, global market trends and forward-thinking policies. Beyond her deep financial acumen, her strong interviewing skills, humor and lively presentation style will ensure that public and private sector decision-makers can enjoy an entertaining and rousing conversation about some of the challenging issues confronting society today. --

Embracing technological change in the age of AI disruption as a Creative Force +

Artificial intelligence has disrupted every major industry, including the roughly $14 billion creator economy. After 15 years working in top newsrooms worldwide, invite veteran journalist and entrepreneur Kumutha Ramanathan to share how she’s harnessed this technology to augment her work, which has led to greater productivity and ensured human-made creative work continues to demand a premium.

Writers, podcasters, artists, entrepreneurs and even professionals looking to embrace a career pivot also stand to gain when they understand how AI-assisted innovation allows you to work at a faster speed and a higher degree of efficiency. --

Event Host, Panel Moderator & Emcee +

Kumutha Ramanathan has extensive experience interviewing politicians, news and change makers. She is avaiable to conduct panel interviews, host fireside chats, as well host and moderate events. --

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