Upendra Rai

Upendra Rai
Upendra Rai in 2016
Born
Upendra Rai

(1982-01-16) 16 January 1982
NationalityIndian
EducationUniversity of Lucknow
SVKM's NMIMS
Occupation(s)CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Sahara News Network
Years active1997–present
Spouse(s)Dr. Rachana, Professor, JIIT, M.Sc., IIT Roorkee, Ph.D., IIT Bombay

Upendra Rai (born 16 January 1982) is an Indian journalist and writer. He is Chairman & Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of Bharat Express News Network. Earlier he was working as CEO and Editor-in-Chief at Sahara India Media. He has worked as CEO and Editor-in-Chief at Tehelka. Earlier he has also been with Sahara News Network as its Group CEO and Editor-in-Chief, looking after the functioning of Sahara Samay Channel along with Samay UP/ Uttarakhand, Samay Bihar/Jharkhand, Samay MP/CG, Samay Rajasthan, Aalami Samay and Rashtriya Sahara Hindi Daily. He resigned from Sahara News Network in June 2016 and started his own media house, 'The Printlines Media Group' as its chairman and Editor-in Chief.