Profile of Sumit Chaturvedi – Veteran Business Journalist and Founder of VOI World
Sumit Chaturvedi is a veteran business journalist and media professional with over two decades of experience across India's leading news platforms. Before founding VOI World in June 2025, he served as Senior Business Editor and Delhi Bureau Chief at ET NOW, where he led high-impact coverage of markets, economy, and policy.
Over the course of his career, Sumit has held pivotal roles at renowned media houses including CNBC-TV18, WION-Zee Global, Hindustan Times, and The Economic Times. At WION, India's first global news channel, he headed the business content vertical and played a key role in shaping its global business news narrative.
With hands-on experience in print, digital, and television journalism, Sumit brings a unique cross-platform perspective to VOI World. His strengths lie in editorial strategy, business news programming, and content conceptualization. Having reported on global business developments, Indian policy, and emerging markets, Sumit launched VOI World to bridge the gap between India and the world, through stories that matter to a globally connected Indian audience.
His byline has appeared on 100+ published articles and exclusive interviews — from a conversation with Saudi Arabia's Industry Minister on the future of oil, to breaking down the Evergrande crisis and Apple's management reshuffle in India — carried by WION, The Economic Times, ET Government, Firstpost, Business Standard, DNA India and Scroll.in, alongside his television work on ET NOW and WION.
Stories from India — especially those beyond Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru — were either lost, or never found a mic.
Career Journey
Started out in print journalism, cutting his teeth on ground reporting and current affairs.
Editorial roles covering business news and corporate India on television.
Business Editor & Anchor at India's first global news channel — headed the business content vertical and shaped its global business news narrative.
Delhi Bureau Chief & Senior Business Editor — before taking the entrepreneurial plunge.
Built from scratch, without traditional studio infrastructure — VOI stands for "Voice of India."
"Rather than replace legacy media, VOI World offers sharper, clearer, more nuanced coverage of business, diplomacy and international affairs — through an Indian lens."
Appointed while continuing to build Voice Of India World. In his own words: "Happy to announce new innings with The Economic Times as Consulting Editor. Will continue to build my own venture & India's first digital global news platform Voice Of India World News. Looking forward to this exciting journey ahead."