Raji Ramanathan is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and multimedia journalist with over a decade of experience telling stories that challenge, illuminate, and inspire. Her work has reached audiences of tens of millions across the world's most respected platforms.
Her documentary How to Sue the Klan, which she helped develop and served as Lead Producer, has earned widespread critical recognition, including a 2026 Regional Emmy Award. The film is currently nominated for the 2026 National Emmy Award for Documentary, a testament to its power and cultural significance. It aired on PBS and AJ Witness to international acclaim.
Raji currently serves as Senior Supervising Producer at the Wall Street Journal, where she leads video production and strategy across digital and social platforms. Previously, as a Senior Producer at AJ+, she directed and developed close to a dozen original short-form documentaries, several of which earned Webby Awards, Telly Awards, and Shorty Award nominations. Her earlier work includes positions at NowThis News and NBC Bay Area, where she contributed to an original investigative series that earned a Regional Emmy, the Edward R. Murrow Award, and the National Press Club Award, among others.
Raji's storytelling is driven by a belief that the most powerful stories reveal truth, honor struggle, and shift perspectives. Her work reflects her journey as an Indian American woman and her deep commitment to elevating voices and communities that have historically been underrepresented on screen.
A 2021 grantee of the Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum, Raji is also a Fellow of the Sundance Producers Intensive (inaugural cohort) and a mentee in the Video Consortium's inaugural mentorship program, sponsored by Sony. She is a proud member of the Video Consortium, Brown Girls Doc Mafia, and the Emma Bowen Foundation.