Aabha Bakaya — CEO
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.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned media professional with expertise in broadcast journalism and content curation.
Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
Experience: 19 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Business Ownership
- Leadership
- Entrepreneurship
- Content Curation
- Media Production
- Content Development
Career 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.
Work Experience
India Today
Consultant Anchor, Business Today, India Today Group (6 mos)
Senior Editor & Anchor, Business Today TV, India Today Group (2 yrs 3 mos)
Ladies Who Lead
Founder (4 yrs 7 mos)
ET NOW
Consultant Anchor (2 yrs 5 mos)
Aabha Bakaya Network
Founder (2 yrs)
Bloomberg TV India
Sr Anchor & Editor - New Economy (6 yrs 8 mos)
ET NOW – TIMES GROUP
Anchor - Primetime (2 yrs)
NDTV GOOD TIMES
Associate Producer (1 yr)
NDTV PROFIT
Senior Correspondent (3 yrs)
CNBC TV18
Producer (1 yr)
BUSINESS TODAY MAGAZINE
Correspondent (1 yr)
Education
Women's Executive Leadership at Wharton Executive Education
Creative Writing at Columbia University
Bachelor's at University of New South Wales, Sydney