American · b. 1980
Anand Giridharadas is an American writer and journalist. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Indian immigrant parents, he worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company before turning to journalism. He spent years as a foreign correspondent for The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune, based in India, and later wrote the column The Currents for the Times. His first books were India Calling, a memoir of his return to his parents' homeland, and The True American, about a shooting in Texas after September 11. His third book, Winners Take All (2018), criticized elite philanthropy and the belief that business leaders should drive social change. It became a bestseller and shaped public debate about inequality and charitable giving. He has also written The Persuaders (2022), about public argument in a polarized age, and founded the media company The Ink. He has been a visiting scholar at the New York University Institute for Public Knowledge and a contributor to MSNBC.