Rohan Mehta

Rohan Mehta leads Optimist India's coverage of Indian Achievers and Youth & Innovation. A business and start-ups reporter by training, he has spent more than a decade profiling founders, scientists, athletes and student innovators, with a particular interest in first-generation entrepreneurs and the support systems that help them succeed. Rohan is careful to separate genuine achievement from hype: every profile he edits is built on primary interviews, verifiable milestones and named sources. He commissions the desk's long-form profiles and mentors its younger reporters. He is based in Mumbai.