Umesh Upadhyay


Umesh Upadhyay, is a veteran Indian television journalist and media executive. He is currently President & Director Media at Reliance Industries Limited., prior to which he was President News at Network 18.

Early life and career

A career spanning over 25 years in media industry and academics, Umesh worked at Janmat TV, Zee News, SAB TV, Home TV, Doordarshan and Press Trust of India. He started his career as a lecturer at Delhi University. He has been associated with All India Radio as a political analyst and commentator. He is a noted member of the Editors Guild of India. Umesh held senior position in the academic field as Director of Disha Education Society, Raipur. Apart from managing affairs of Disha Group of Institutions, he was designated as Pro VC of the upcoming Disha University. Umesh has been nominated by the Government of India to the Executive Council of the Prestigious Indian Institute of Mass Communications, New Delhi Umesh Upadhyay was a member of Jury of Narad Jayanti Awards in New Delhi. Umesh Upadhyay is an Executive Board member of National Institute of Open Schools, An autonomous institution under the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India. NIOS is the largest open schooling system in the world. Umesh Upadhyay has been nominated to be a member of the search committee to select new Vice Chancellor for the prestigious Makhan Lal National University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Bhopal

Education

He is an alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University and the University of Delhi. He has done his Masters and M.Phil from the School of International Studies, JNU. He has served as a member of the Academic Council of Delhi University. He has also been trained at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, Asian Institute for Broadcasting Development, BSkyB, Thames Studios and CPC.

Public Speaker

and Journalism, Bhopal