Raji Ramanathan (she/her) is a documentary filmmaker and multimedia journalist.
She is currently a Senior Supervising Producer with the Wall Street Journal. Prior to that, Raji was a senior video producer at AJ+, where she created short documentaries and news videos. Raji has received Webby and Telly Awards for her work at AJ+.
She has also worked at NowThis News and NBC Bay Area. Raji assisted on the production of an original investigative series at NBC, which earned several awards including a regional Emmy, Edward R. Murrow Award, National Press Club Award and others.
Raji is motivated to tell stories that reveal the truth, reveal passion and struggle. Stories should challenge pre-conceived notions, should aim to change opinions by presenting fresh perspectives, and most of all, stories should inspire. Her work is reflective of her journey as an Indian American woman.
Raji is a 2021 grantee of the Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum. She is also a mentee in the 2021 Video Consortium’s inaugural mentorship program, sponsored by SONY. In the same year, Raji has been selected as a Fellow for the Sundance inaugural Producers Intensive.
She is a proud member of the Video Consortium, Brown Girls Doc Mafia and the Emma Bowen Foundation.