Sruthi Gottipati is the founder and publisher of Spot On, a Gen Z-focused news startup reimagining public-interest journalism for the social era.

Previously, she was Vice President at Brut, where she led editorial and business across North America and India, and launched Brut India, the country’s most-watched English-language news outlet on social media.

She has served as an Associate Professor at Sciences Po, Paris; hosted a documentary series from China, India, and Indonesia for Channel News Asia; and reported for The New York Times and Reuters. She has received fellowships to cover stories from Africa and Latin America, and holds a Master’s degree from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.

She currently sits on the advisory board of WAN-IFRA’s Future Audiences Initiative.