Kai Ryssdal

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, Host and Senior Editor of American Public Media’s Marketplace, Co-Host of the “Make Me Smart” Podcast

Topics: Economy, Moderator, Host & Emcee, Communication, World Affairs, Media, Politics, Thought Leadership, Business

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Over the last 20 years, Kai has been the host and senior editor of Marketplace, the most popular program on business and the economy – radio or television, commercial or public broadcasting – in the country. He also co-hosts the podcast Make Me Smart.

Kai won an Emmy Award in 2012 for Outstanding Investigative Journalism on a PBS Frontline documentary about money in politics entitled Big Sky, Big Money. His written work has been featured in The New York Times and The Atlantic. He is frequently called on as an event and panel moderator at such conferences as the Aspen Ideas Festival, Atlantic Ideas, Fortune Brainstorm, and Fast Company Innovation. Kai also speaks regularly with policymakers, including the Federal Reserve Chair, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of the White House National Economic Council. He interviewed President Obama twice in the Oval Office and once on a folding chair in the middle of the Nevada desert.

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Kai Ryssdal

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, Host and Senior Editor of American Public Media’s Marketplace, Co-Host of the “Make Me Smart” Podcast

Biography

Videos

Kai Ryssdal explains the Bond Market

Stronger Together: Expanding Worker Voice to Expand Economic Opportunity

For Meeting Planners

Blog Posts

Why Top Event Planners Build a Strong Community First (And You Should Too)

Audience Engagement Through Laughter Works Better Than Any Agenda

Crisis Leadership That Holds When Everything Falls Apart: Lessons from Inside the White House Bunker with Robert J. Darling

Why Veterans Teach the Leadership Skills Your Team Needs Most

How to Find Happiness by Loving the Process (And Not the Prize)

Energy Management Strategies with Erin King

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Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, Host and Senior Editor of American Public Media’s Marketplace, Co-Host of the “Make Me Smart” Podcast

Biography

Videos

Kai Ryssdal explains the Bond Market

Stronger Together: Expanding Worker Voice to Expand Economic Opportunity

For Meeting Planners

Blog Posts

Why Top Event Planners Build a Strong Community First (And You Should Too)

Audience Engagement Through Laughter Works Better Than Any Agenda

Crisis Leadership That Holds When Everything Falls Apart: Lessons from Inside the White House Bunker with Robert J. Darling

Why Veterans Teach the Leadership Skills Your Team Needs Most

How to Find Happiness by Loving the Process (And Not the Prize)

Energy Management Strategies with Erin King

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