Kai Ryssdal

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

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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

For Meeting Planners

Blog Posts

Soft Skills You Need to Become a Great Event Planner

Top Finance Speakers: Smart Voices Who Make Money Make Sense

The Science of Sound & Active Listening with Julian Treasure

Best Speakers on Innovation and Creativity: Ideas That Stick, Stories That Spark, Strategies That Scale

How Everyday Acts of Kindness Can Help Your Team (and Change Your Life)

Change Management: How Embracing Change Helps Build Real Resilience

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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

For Meeting Planners

Blog Posts

Soft Skills You Need to Become a Great Event Planner

Top Finance Speakers: Smart Voices Who Make Money Make Sense

The Science of Sound & Active Listening with Julian Treasure

Best Speakers on Innovation and Creativity: Ideas That Stick, Stories That Spark, Strategies That Scale

How Everyday Acts of Kindness Can Help Your Team (and Change Your Life)

Change Management: How Embracing Change Helps Build Real Resilience

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