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Author Archives: Bina Venkataraman
Co-founder of The Emancipator, Bina Venkataraman is The Washington Post’s inaugural columnist of the future. From 2019-2022, she served as editorial page editor of The Boston Globe, leading its editorial board and overseeing its Opinion section. She previously taught in MIT's program on science, technology, and society; directed policy initiatives at the Broad Institute of Harvard & MIT; and served as senior advisor for climate change innovation in the Obama White House. She is the author of “The Optimist's Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age.”