Political Commentator & Journalist for The New York Times; Author of "The Persuaders"; MSNBC Analyst

Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Anand Giridharadas Biography

Anand Giridharadas is a journalist, author, and political commentator whose work explores power, inequality, and democracy in contemporary society. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers "The Persuaders" and "Winners Take All," as well as "The True American" and "India Calling." His book "Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City," published by Random House, examines a tragic encounter in a New York subway car and its broader implications for a divided nation. The book received a National Book Award nomination.

Giridharadas served as a foreign correspondent and columnist for The New York Times for more than a decade and has contributed to The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and Time. He publishes the newsletter The Ink and has reported from countries including Italy, India, China, Dubai, Norway, Japan, Haiti, Brazil, Colombia, Nigeria, Uruguay, and the United States. He is a regular political analyst for MSNBC.

Giridharadas's books address issues of social justice, economic inequality, and American politics. "The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas" recounts a Muslim immigrant's campaign to spare from Death Row the white supremacist who tried to kill him, and was optioned for adaptation by Annapurna Pictures. In "Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World," Giridharadas examines how global elites use philanthropy and influence to maintain systems that concentrate wealth and power. "The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy" provides an account of activists, politicians, educators, and leaders working to create change in a divided America.

Giridharadas has delivered talks at TED, Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Yale, Princeton, the University of Michigan, the Aspen Institute, Summit at Sea, the Sydney Opera House, the United Nations, the Asia Society, PopTech, and Google. He has taught narrative journalism at New York University and is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute.

His work has been recognized with the Radcliffe Institute Fellowship, the Porchlight Business Book of the Year Award, Harvard University's Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award for Humanism in Culture, and the New York Public Library's Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. His writing has also been honored by the Poynter Fellowship in Journalism at Yale. Giridharadas's body of work continues to examine the complexities of power, belonging, and the dynamics of American democracy.

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Anand Giridharadas Speaking Topics

  • Thinking Globally: How to Transform Your Business

    Does your business have a burning desire to transform into a global enterprise? Whether you are a manager, leader, executive, etc., then this compelling talk will provide you with all of the right tools to succeed. Anand Giridharadas’ lectures on the need to think globally in today’s society and tackles the question of if one is not born global, how can this feat be achieved? Having reported from India, China, Norway, Haiti, Brazil, Colombia, Nigeria, and the United States, Giridharadas can draw very personally from his own powerful experiences of going into alien communities, fitting in and making people trust him. Through inspiring, applicable stories, he encourages businesses to learn to think globally with helpful exercises, travel suggestions, book suggestions and how to read them and proposing different frameworks for your company. In this customizable speech, Giridharadas also offers a world tour of some of the major changes around the world and how your business can adapt to them.

  • The Origins of Innovation

    The reigning picture of innovation in people’s minds is a couple of geeks with an idea in Silicon Valley and a big, wealthy venture capital firm to back them. But the where, who, what, and how of innovation is changing, and the picture is becoming more complicated. Anand Giridharadas has traveled the world speaking with innovators and the people they serve. In this important talk, he argues that the most important innovation is happening far from the Valley. Instead, it is taking place in the developing world, where people are inventing low-cost products such as $100 heart surgeries to refrigerators that don’t require electricity to $2,500 cars from Tata and more. He also speaks about how social innovation is a new frontier along with its promise and limitations. Giridharadas uses his expertise to discuss the most urgent problems our country faces as a wakeup call to innovate its way out of the prospect of decline. Finally, he explores the need for innovation, the challenge of innovating better conversations and the new forces that are making it possible for anyone, anywhere, to innovate—with all the promise that implies some perils, too.

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Anand Giridharadas Videos

Homelessness Isn’t a Money Problem — With Anand Giridharadas

Homelessness Isn’t a Money Problem — With Anand Giridharadas

Anand Giridharadas, journalist and author of Man in the Mirror, joins Scott Galloway to discuss what Jordan Neely’s death reveals about...

Anand Giridharadas: The End Of Democracy May Just Be ...

Anand Giridharadas: The End Of Democracy May Just Be ...

Writer Anand Giridharadas joins Morning Joe to discuss the current state of American politics and his thoughts on what an end of U.S. ...

"Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World"

"Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World"

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Anand Giridharadas is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Thinking Globally: How to Transform Your Business, The Origins of Innovation, The Future of Leading and The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas. The estimated speaking fee range to book Anand Giridharadas for your event is available upon request. Anand Giridharadas generally travels from Brooklyn, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are John Legend, Van Jones, Jared Cohen, John Zogby and Raj Patel. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Anand Giridharadas for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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