Sree Sreenivasan
Former Professor of Journalism, Columbia University and Co-Founder, CEO, Digimentors
Sree Sreenivasan runs Digimentors, a digital, social and virtual events consulting company working with corporations, nonprofits, and executives around the world. He has served as Chief Digital Officer of New York City, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Columbia University (where he was a full-time professor of journalism for 20+ years).
During the Covid19 crisis, he’s hosting a daily, global conversation with experts and a spin-off show on WBAI 99.5FM and WBAI.org: Coping w/ Covid19, a Helpful, Hopeful Call-in Show, Saturdays, noon-2 pm ET. For 6 years, he’s hosted #NYTReadalong as he and thousands of folks around the world read the print NYT edition on Sundays, 8:30-10:30 am.
He’s written more than 40 articles for the NYT and has been an on-air tech reporter for WNBC, WABC, WCBS in NYC and a monthly contributor to CNBC. In 2015, Fast Company named him one of the 100 most creative people in business and in 2010, he was named one of the 35 most influential people in social media by the Poynter Institute. In 2014, he was named most influential CDO by CDO Club.
Videos
Attention: The New Currency
Sree Sreenivasan
TEDxBroadway
Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants
Sree Sreenivasan
TEDxNewYork
Connecting the Digital and The Physical
Sree Sreenivasan
TEDxNYED
Articles
Sree has written more than 40 articles for the New York Times and has been an on-air tech reporter for WNBC, WABC, WCBS in NYC and a monthly contributor to CNBC.
Author / Host / Reporter
Sree also hosts a daily, global conversation with experts and a spin-off show on WBAI 99.5FM and WBAI.org: Coping w/ Covid19, a Helpful, Hopeful Call-in Show, Saturdays, noon-2 pm ET.
For 6 years, Sree hosted #NYTReadalong as he and thousands of folks around the world read the print NYT edition on Sundays, 8:30-10:30 am.
Honors
- Named the world’s most influential chief digital officer in 2014
- Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business 2015
- Dubbed “The Twitter Tutor” by New York Observer
- One of Poynter’s 35 most influential people in social media
- One of Newsweek’s 20 most influential South Asians in America
Testimonials
“He has a unique ability to engage people at all levels – from seasoned PR pros to new hires – and everyone comes away from his events energized about improving ongoing work.”
“Sree Sreenivasan is one of the world’s best experts and teachers about how to get the most out of social media. He has a rare combination of knowledge and patience about the subject. I rarely do endorsements, but I recommend Sree highly.”
