Sanjeev Chatterjee is a professor, visual storyteller and an avid mentor to young changemakers in the media and related fields.
After earning his M.A. in English literature from Delhi University, Sanjeev worked for two years as a grassroots filmmaker focused on rural development in India. In 1987 he was awarded a full scholarship to Brooklyn College where he completed his M.F.A. in Radio and Television specializing in documentary storytelling.
Sanjeev joined the faculty at Emerson College, Boston as an assistant professor in 1989. He has been on the faculty of the School of Communication, University of Miami since 1994. He is currently a full professor with appointments in the Department of Cinema and Interactive Media (primary) as well as the Department of Journalism (secondary). He teaches courses in visual storytelling, media and society, film and television production. Sanjeev also serves on the faculties of Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change (since 2006) and Young India Fellowship (Since 2011). During the summer of 2017, Sanjeev took on responsibilities as Senior Advisor to the Vice Chancellor of Ashoka University, India, focusing on organizational and curricular planning for the Fellowship’s next phase.