Simran Sethi

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Simran Sethi (born October 12, 1970, in Munich, Germany) is an American journalist, television producer and activist. She graduated cum laude in 1992 from Smith College with a BA in sociology and gender studies. In 2005, Sethi was awarded a MBA with distinction by the Presidio School of Management of Alliant International University in San Francisco.

Sethi began her media career in 1993 as a documentary film producer for MTV. In 1994, she became a host/producer for MTV Networks Asia News, eventually taking the anchor chair at that program in 1995. She co-created the news department for MTV India in 1996, and anchored and produced their news broadcast until 1998.

Sethi returned to the United States in 2000 and, after working as a consultant for business and activist groups, became the anchor/writer for the public television series Ethical Markets. She also co-authored (with Hazel Henderson) the companion book for that series.

Since 2006, Sethi has hosted and produced video news for the environmental website TreeHugger.com. She also serves on the board of advisors for New York City-based NPR station WNYC, and on the board of directors for the National Radio Project.

[edit] Awards

• Cable ACE Award for Hate Rock (1994)
• New York International Film and Television Award for Help Not Wanted
• New York International Film and Television Award for 24 Hours in Rock and Roll
• New York International Film and Television Award for Freaks, Nerds, and Weirdoes
• Houston Worldfest Award for Sex in the '90s
• Houston Worldfest Award for Help Not Wanted

[edit] Books

• Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy, Chelsea Green Publishing, 2006, ISBN 978-1933392233 (with Hazel Henderson)