T N Ninan is editor and publisher of Business Standard, India's second largest business daily. He was previously editor of The Economic Times and was responsible for establishing it as a leading financial daily, setting new trends in business journalism that can still be seen today. 

 A Masters in Economics from Madras University Mr Ninan today is one of the country's most respected economic editors. His sharp and incisive commentaries on the Budget are a much-awaited feature of the annual business calendar. His weekly column "Weekend Ruminations" is widely read among the business community and senior economists and economic bureaucrats.

Former Editor: The Economic Times; Business World Magazine. Former Executive Editor, India Today. Commentator on economic issues, National Television. Member, Executive Committee, Editors' Guild of India. He is a recipient of several awards.