Bina Venkataraman
Science policy expert and journalist
Bina Venkataraman is an American science policy expert, journalist and author. She wrote The Optimist's Telescope.
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American Born 1979
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About Bina Venkataraman
Bina Venkataraman is an American science policy expert, author and journalist. She has worked as a columnist for The Washington Post and has served as editorial page editor of The Boston Globe. Her policy career includes a role as senior advisor for climate change innovation in President Barack Obama's administration. Her advisory work also covered the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. She has also taught at MIT and the Harvard Kennedy School. The Optimist's Telescope was her first book.