Aabha Bakaya

CEO

New Delhi, Delhi, India19 yrs 11 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 20 years as a lead news anchor in India.
  • Founded Ladies Who Lead to empower women professionals.
  • Recognized as Best Business News Anchor in 2022.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned media professional with expertise in broadcast journalism and content curation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business OwnershipLeadershipEntrepreneurshipContent CurationMedia ProductionContent Development

Other Skills

AnchoringBreaking NewsBroadcastBroadcast JournalismBroadcast TelevisionBroadcastingCEO SuccessionCEOsCorporate Social ResponsibilityCreative WritingDigital MediaE-commerceEditingEditorialFinancial Reporting

About

Summary TV Journalism | Content Curation | Financial News | Interviewer | Thought leader | Live Broadcast | News Anchor I’ve been the lead news anchor at leading networks in India over the past 20 years. I was one of the founding employees at NDTV Profit & ET NOW, and spent several years at Bloomberg TV India where I also hosted shows from the Bloomberg studios in London & New York on global macro-political events. I was invited on the Finance Minister's London and Asia roadshow in 2014. During the course of my career have interviewed business stalwarts, market mavericks, regulators and economists, anchoring through milestone events from union budgets, market crashes and demonetisation. I was also recognised as Best Business News Anchor in 2022 for the Business Today show on India Today. I continue to Consult for Broadcast Media Platforms on content curation, strategy & unique IPs. Am proud to have launched my own entrepreneurial venture, Ladies Who Lead, a leadership platform for women professionals in 2021. LWL creates immersive learning and networking experiences for women across industries and stages of growth. With the aim to pay it forward and support more women in their growth to senior leadership positions. I believe in a new feminine leadership style, being recognised globally, which is more authentic and value based. Looking to create long term, and inclusive shifts in mindsets.

Experience

India today

2 roles

Consultant Anchor, Business Today, India Today Group

Sep 2025Present · 6 mos

  • Catch the morning market action and other key business and policy news with me at 9:05 am on the Business Today Show, Live, on India Today.

Senior Editor & Anchor, Business Today TV, India Today Group

Jul 2021Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos · New Delhi

  • Hosted the daily evening business news bulletin, and other breaking business events
  • on India Today. Hosted the India Today Conclave and other signature group
  • events. Covered the Russia - Ukraine war from the Polish border.

Ladies who lead

Founder

Aug 2021Present · 4 yrs 7 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Business OwnershipStart-up LeadershipLeadership

Et now

Consultant Anchor

Jan 2019Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Mumbai

  • Anchored market opening and closing, hosted the ‘Mega MNC’ show,
  • ‘India’s biggest billionaires’, and interviewed market and corporate stalwarts
  • from Mark Cuban, Morgan Housel, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Vallabh Bhansali,
  • Ramdeo Agarwal. Also hosted the India Economic
  • Conclave and other signature Times Group events.

Aabha bakaya network

Founder

Dec 2016Dec 2018 · 2 yrs · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

  • Content Curation & Production with my own company, AB Network. Produced The Trakinvest Show, a stock market gaming show, and a series, Master of Business, for Amazon Audible
Business OwnershipStart-up LeadershipContent CurationMedia Production

Bloomberg tv india

Sr Anchor & Editor - New Economy

Mar 2010Nov 2016 · 6 yrs 8 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Liaise and collaborate with affiliates. Deliver breaking news with
  • composure and ease. Report on news that moves the markets. Analyse
  • latest news as News Editor, running and supervising team.
  • Anchor market opening and closing; speak to the biggest names in
  • financial markets; host Evening Talk shows. Successfully anchored talk
  • show ‘The Date’ featuring leading business and entertainment moguls.
  • Successfully ran for 4 seasons.
  • Also launched ‘E-Inc’ - focusing on entrepreneurs from the e-commerce
  • space in India. The show featured Bhavish Agarwal, Vijay Shekhar and
  • others in their first ever TV interview. Ran successfully for 3 seasons.
  • Anchored from the London and New York studios on macro-political
  • debates. Accompanied Finance Minister Jaitley on his roadshow across
  • Asia and UK

Et now – times group

Anchor - Primetime

Jan 2008Jan 2010 · 2 yrs

  • Anchored evening primetime and morning stock market shows.
  • Introduced news stories on the air; analyzed and interpreted news
  • received from various sources.
  • Hosted a show on buzzing entrepreneurs called ‘Starting Up’.

Ndtv good times

Associate Producer

Jan 2007Jan 2008 · 1 yr

  • Conceptualised and launched the brand’s flagship show ‘Gadget Guru’. Covered Global tech stories for Gadget Guru and T3 on NDTV Good Times. Apple WWDC in San Francisco, HP in Shanghai, Philips in Osaka and IFA in Berlin.

Ndtv profit

Senior Correspondent

Jan 2004Jan 2007 · 3 yrs

  • Anchored morning market shows and a show called 'Boss's Day Out'.
  • Showcased extensive and diverse list of high-profile contacts within and
  • outside the industry.

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Producer

Jan 2003Jan 2004 · 1 yr

  • Recognized as an innovative, visionary leader with ability to think outside
  • of the box, generate original ideas, and transform ideas into reality.
  • Carried out guest bookings, interview production and writing, research,
  • segment editing. Conducted guest pre-interviewing, and editorial content
  • evaluation.
  • Successfully wrote a number of articles on CEO management mantras,
  • corporate strategy, and young achievers.

Business today magazine

Correspondent

Jan 2002Jan 2003 · 1 yr

  •  Recognized as an innovative, visionary leader with ability to think outside of the box, generate original ideas, and transform ideas into reality.
  •  Carried out guest bookings, interview production and writing, research, segment editing. Conducted guest pre-interviewing, and editorial content evaluation.
  •  Successfully wrote a number of articles on CEO management mantras, corporate strategy, and young achievers.

Education

Wharton Executive Education

Women's Executive Leadership

Jul 2024Jul 2024

Columbia University

Creative Writing — Storytelling & Screen Writing

Jan 2014Jan 2014

University of New South Wales, Sydney

Bachelor's

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