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Preetika Rana

Award-Winning Journalist. Yoga Instructor. Globetrotter  

I’m an accomplished journalist with 14 years of experience reporting for The Wall Street Journal around the world. I’ve lived in San Francisco, Hong Kong and New Delhi, during which I’ve covered some of the biggest business and cultural stories of our time.

I’ve taken readers inside Silicon Valley's most influential tech companies, investigated the creation of the world’s first gene-edited babies in China—findings that are still cited in research papers and books—and reported from the frontlines of conflict zones and natural disasters. Along the way, I've interviewed billionaires, Fortune 500 CEOs, policymakers and activists.

My work has shaped business practices, opened government investigations and sparked public debate.


In 2024, I taught the business reporting program at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, mentoring the next generation of storytellers.


Besides journalism, I'm a certified yoga instructor. I host wellness events that bring people together through movement, meditation and great food. The experience has taught me to lead with empathy, presence and joy.


The same curiosity that drives my reporting also fuels my spirit of exploration. I’ve traveled solo to more than 25 countries, scaled an active volcano and explored the depths of the Indian Ocean to the Caribbean Sea as an advanced scuba diver. Each journey has reinforced our shared humanity and deepened my love for nature.


My mission is the same whether I’m telling stories, building community or bridging borders through travel: To inspire connection, conversation and change.

Awards and Honors 

Honorable mention for excellence in environmental reporting, The Society of Publishers in Asia, 2018

Winner, excellence in video reporting, The Society of Publishers in Asia, 2017

Winner, outstanding enterprise reporting, South Asian Journalists Association, 2016 

Winner, Clarion Award for best newspaper story, Association for Women in Communications, 2016

Honorable mention for excellence in feature writing, Society for Features Journalism, 2016

Finalist, Osborn Elliott Prize for excellence in journalism on Asia, Asia Society, 2014

Winner, Sigma Delta Chi Award for foreign correspondence, Society of Professional Journalists, 2013

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