Raghav Bahl

Managing Director of Network18 Group

Raghav Bahl, 45 years, is the Managing Director of the group. He began his working life as a management consultant with A.F. Ferguson & Co. His second corporate job was with American Express Bank - before he turned to his first love, media. Winner of the Sanskriti Award for Journalism in 1994, Raghav has over 22 years experience in television and journalism. He started his career in media in 1985 as a Correspondent and Anchorperson for Doordarshan. He was the Anchorperson and Production Consultant for India's first monthly video newsmagazine, Newstrack, produced by the India Today group. From 1991 to 1993 he was the Executive Director of Business India Television and produced the Business India Show and Business A.M. on Doordarshan. He has written articles for The Times of India, The Statesman and The Pioneer. Raghav is a member of World Economic Forum (WEF).

He did his Graduation in Economics Honors from St. Stephens College, and then did his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Delhi. He attended a doctoral program at the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, New York.