Aneesh Raman
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- Speechwriter
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| Alma mater | Harvard College |
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| Spouse | Dr. Haley Naik |
Aneesh Raman is Chief Economic Opportunity Officer at LinkedIn.[1][2] A former CNN war correspondent and speechwriter to President Barack Obama,[3][4] Raman has focused his career in recent years on the expansion of economic opportunity. He first wrote about that issue in a 2016 guest essay for Fortune Magazine.[5] In 2026, he co-authored the New York Times Best Seller Open to Work: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI with Ryan Roslansky, published by HarperCollins.[6]
A graduate of Harvard College and a former Fulbright scholar, Raman is a Board Member at College Futures Foundation [7] and at Shanti Bhavan school.[8] He is a former member of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library's New Frontier Award Committee[9] as well as a former term member at the Council on Foreign Relations.[10]
At LinkedIn, Raman leads the effort to help shape the global response to the historic changes hitting work by engaging with leaders from the public and private sector. His work centers around making skills-first thinking mainstream in talent management, which is a priority for LinkedIn.[11][12]
In February 2024, he co-authored an opinion piece for The New York Times entitled The AI Economy Will Make Jobs More Human.[13] In May 2025, he authored another opinion piece for The New York Times entitled I'm a LinkedIn Executive. I See the Bottom Rung of the Career Ladder Breaking.
Prior to joining LinkedIn, Raman was a Senior Economic Advisor to California Governor Gavin Newsom[14] and, before that, was Head of Economic Impact at Facebook.[15][16] Raman also was VP of Growth at RaiseMe, a since acquired social impact startup expanding access to higher education.[17]
Open to Work
In 2026, Raman co-authored a book with Ryan Roslansky titled Open to Work: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI, published by HarperCollins.[18] The book focuses on helping people navigate their careers in the age of AI. It debuted as a New York Times best seller.
Obama administration
After joining the presidential campaign of Barack Obama as part of the communications team set up for vice presidential nominee Joe Biden, Raman became speechwriter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner during the 2008 financial crisis and ensuing recession.[19]
Raman subsequently worked on strategic communications at The Pentagon before joining the White House staff as a Presidential Speechwriter,[20] where he focused on domestic policy and was the main speechwriter on immigration reform.
