A highly experienced broadcaster and economist, Dharshini is a familiar face to BBC News audiences. She started her career as a government economist before moving to HSBC Investment Bank. She subsequently joined the BBC to cover financial stories, going on to present for Panorama. There followed a successful period at Sky News, where she presented business, political and general news programmes, including the flagship Sky News Tonight.
In January 2020, she was appointed the BBC’s first Global Trade Correspondent, covering all areas from Brexit to US/China relations. Dharshini is the author of The Almighty Dollar (Elliott & Thompson 2018), which explains globalisation and the foundations that underpin the world economy in accessible terms.