Anupreeta Das

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Anupreeta Das
NationalityIndian
Alma mater Boston University (Masters)
Occupations
  • journalist
  • author
  • editor

Anupreeta Das is an Indian journalist and author. She works at The New York Times [1] based out of New Delhi as a South Asia correspondent. She has previously worked at The Wall Street Journal . [2] as a Deputy Business Editor.

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Education and career

Das has a master's degree in journalism from Boston University. She was a freelance writer with the Christian Science Monitor [3] and The Boston Globe before joining Reuters . [4] [5] [6]

At the Journal, she co-authored articles on family offices, which are the "private investment firms of the extremely wealthy." [7]

She joined The New York Times as a Finance Editor in 2020. [8]

In 2024, she wrote about the wedding of Anant Ambani, the younger son of Mukesh Ambani. [9]

Book on Bill Gates

Das is the author of the book Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our World. [10] [11] [12] [13]

Personal life

She has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. [14]

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  8. "New Finance Editor on Business". nytco.com. The New York Times Company. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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