Madhav Chinnappa

Madhav Chinnappa leads our Thought Leadership events Thomson Talks a series of expert-led, high-level events where news executives, tech experts, policy makers and other stakeholders can talk about, debate, and share their experience about the key issues relevant to today’s news ecosystem in a private but open environment.

Madhav spent 13 years at Google, working at the intersection of tech and media. As Director of News Ecosystem Development, he worked closely with countless media organisations globally as they navigated tech and business changes.

He joined Google in 2010 as Head of Strategic Partnerships, Google News and Magazines EMEA and held other leadership roles related to news and publishing.

He has been a journalist and news executive since 1994 and was part of the team that set-up a new news agency, Associated Press Television (APTV) where he served in editorial, marketing, and business roles. After that, he spent nine years at BBC News including as Head of Development & Rights.