Anjali Rao
Television Presenter, Host & MC
Known for her vivacious personality, insight, and professionalism, Anjali is a sought-after host and MC, engaging audiences at corporate and public events both in Australia and internationally.
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Anjali Rao is a multi-award-winning journalist, who has spent 20 years in the top tiers of broadcast news and current affairs. Since moving to Australia in 2012, Anjali spent several years hosting SBS’s flagship international current affairs program, Dateline, as well as appearing as a regular guest host on a number of prime-time television shows, including The Project and Studio 10.
Previously, Anjali was anchor of CNN International’s weekday breakfast show and host of the network’s weekly chat show, Talk Asia, both of which air globally to 220 million households. Earlier, she anchored at both Sky News UK and Channel 5 News in London.
Her relaxed yet perceptive interview style has made for many revealing conversations with some of the world’s highest profile personalities including the Dalai Lama, former US President Bill Clinton, actors Kevin Spacey and Gwyneth Paltrow, pop stars Rihanna, Kanye West and Jay-Z, sporting legends Roger Federer, Shane Warne and Kobe Bryant, and fashion icons Karl Lagerfeld and Donatella Versace, among countless others.
She has also covered numerous breaking news events, such as the 9/11 attacks, the 2004 Asian tsunami, the death of Pope John Paul II, the 7/7 bombings in London, the 2008 siege of Mumbai, and the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan.
Anjali is also a highly accomplished public speaker, moderator and MC. She has facilitated hundreds of corporate events and global leadership forums around the world for organisations such as IBM, Hilton Hotels, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Clinton Global Initiative.
In recent years, she has also hosted and moderated major international summits across the Middle East, including high-profile events in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi focused on innovation, global development, and the future economy. These multi-day events attract tens of thousands of delegates and reach digital audiences in the millions, with Anjali serving as MC and panel moderator, guiding conversations with ministers, global CEOs, celebrities and leading innovators.
Born to an Indian father and Australian mother, Anjali was raised in Hong Kong, and educated in the United Kingdom, but is now based in Melbourne, where she is currently studying for a Master of Laws.
