Urvaksh Karkaria

Current

• Technology and Health Care writer at Atlanta Business Chronicle

Past

• Health Care and Insurance writer at The Florida Times-Union
• Business writer at The Journal Gazette
• Reporter at The Times of India

• Copywriter at Hindustan Thompson Associates

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Education

• Indiana University Bloomington
• St. Xavier's College

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Urvaksh Karkaria’s Summary

Born and raised in Mumbai (Bombay) India, Urvaksh is a fourth-generation journalist who has worked in newsrooms across two continents.
Over a decade, Urvaksh has covered the business of health care, technology, insurance, manufacturing, transportation and economic development.
Urvaksh has diversified beyond print — writing a technology blog, leveraging social networking sites, like Twitter, to research and break news; and appearing on Fort Wayne’s ABC affiliate as part of convergence partnerships.
The experience boosted Urvaksh's credibility with sources and introduced him to the discipline and demands of working across mediums.

Urvaksh Karkaria’s Specialties:

Ability to turn around stories on tight deadlines, grasp complex issues quickly, connect the dots and provide the information in a reader-friendly language.

Urvaksh Karkaria’s Experience

• Technology and Health Care writer

  Atlanta Business Chronicle

  (Newspapers industry)

  November 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

  Focus on breaking news and putting it in context for an educated and demanding business readership.
  Report on tech company deals and related VC and PE activity.
  Write a startup and deal focused blog called AtlanTech — the American City Business Journals' top local market blog. AtlanTech has a growing readership on social networking site, Twitter.
  Write a weekly column on medical technology and capital investments in the health care industry.

• Health Care and Insurance writer

  The Florida Times-Union

  (Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  May 2005 — October 2007 (2 years 6 months)

  Covered the business of health care and insurance beats, including the volatile Florida property insurance sector. Focused on breaking news and following up with in-depth analysis on what the news meant to businesses and consumers.

• Business writer

  The Journal Gazette

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

  July 1999 — April 2005 (5 years 10 months)

  Wrote breaking news and analysis articles on several beats, including manufacturing, economic development, health care, transportation and labor.

• Reporter

  The Times of India

  (Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  January 1997 — August 1997 (8 months)

  Covered general assignment, environment and education beats.
  The Times of India is the country’s leading English national daily, with editions across the country. The Mumbai edition has a circulation of 700,000.

• Copywriter

  Hindustan Thompson Associates

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  July 1995 — December 1996 (1 year 6 months)

  India's leading advertising agency, HTA is a subsidiary of J. Walter Thompson, USA.
  Wrote television, radio scripts, and press advertisements for international accounts such as Motorola, Kodak and Pepsi.

Urvaksh Karkaria’s Education

• Indiana University Bloomington

  Masters , Journalism , 1997 — 1999

  Received the John Stempel Fellowship, a full-tuition scholarship.

  Activities and Societies:

  Columnist, Indiana Daily Student.

• St. Xavier's College

  Bachelors , Economics and Political Science , 1992 — 1995

  Activities and Societies:

  Honors program in Economics and Political Science.

Additional Information

Urvaksh Karkaria’s Interests:

ubuntu, twitter, tech blogs, Wall Street, global markets, investing, venture capital, startups, kayaking, korean cuisine, Mike Royko's writing, Woody Allen's movies, Larry David's kvetching.

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