Background
Sreenivasan was born in Tokyo, Japan, and grew up in Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, United States, Fiji, and India.
Sreenivasan was born in Tokyo, Japan, and grew up in Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, United States, Fiji, and India.
He received a Master of Science degree in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1993.
He was previously the chief digital officer of Columbia University and has 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. Sreenivasan"s father was a diplomat for the Indian government which meant his family often relocated.
Sreenivasan was on the faculty of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism since 1993 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. Currently still serving as an adjunct professor, he also regularly runs workshops for working journalists on the advanced use of the Internet and multimedia reporting.
In 2005, Sreenivasan was appointed Dean of Students at the Journalism School, overseeing student-oriented programs. In 2008, he was named Dean of Student Affairs, supervising admissions, student services and career services at the school.
On July 11, 2012, Columbia University named Sreenivasan its first Chief Digital Officer.
Sreenivasan was appointed the Metropolitan Museum of Art"s Chief Digital Officer in August 2013. In this role he supervises 70 employees throughout the museum. Sreenivasan helped found SAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, a group of over 1,000 journalists of South Asian origin in the United States. and Canada and served as its first president and continues to serve on the board and as an editor and writer of SAJAforum, one of the most widely read South Asian news and analysis blogs.
He served as the "Technical Guru" on WABC-television for six years, before moving to W National Broadcasting Company-television as technology reporter in January 2007.
He appeared twice a week on the air and on W National Broadcasting Company.com until January 2009.
In 2004, Newsweek magazine named him one of the 20 most influential South Asians in the United States. In 2007, India Abroad named him one of the 50 most Influential Indian Americans in the United States. In 2010, Quill magazine, published by the Society of Professional Journalists, named him one of 20 journalists to follow on Twitter In 2015, he was named one of Fast Company magazine"s Most Creative People of the year at number 39.
