Simran Sethi is the host/ writer of Ethical Markets, the first national program reporting on corporate social responsibility and sustainable business practices, currently airing on PBS and LIME TV. "The decline of the U.S. economy and rise of corporate malfeasance, the increasing positioning of an ‘us versus them’ mentality, and the continued degradation of the environment indicates a new way of engaging in and with the world is needed," says Sethi. Ethical Markets is the first financial lifestyle show dedicated to redefining success in the global marketplace.

Sethi started her television career while attending Smith College. Before graduating cum laude with a BA in Sociology and Gender Studies, she was offered the job of associate producer for MTV News, and accepted the position following graduate studies in Urbino, Italy. After a prolific career in the United States-including production on the award-winning documentaries Hate Rock, Sex in the 90’s, and Help Not Wanted, Sethi was asked to produce and anchor the news for MTV Asia in Singapore. She traveled and worked throughout Asia, where the stories that resonated most deeply were the remarkable tales of everyday people: "Everyone has an important story to tell. I have been in the fortunate position to hear them, learn from them, and share them with the world."

Sethi was lauded by her peers and the press for her commitment to the issues impacting the youth of Asia-ranging from environmentalism to political activism and drug abuse. She developed Voice for Choice the first All-India Lok Sabha election coverage targeted at young voters. She also underwent an HIV test on-camera, distributed condoms in red-light districts to promote safer sex practices, and addressed experts on the AIDS pandemic as a guest of the International Conference on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Sethi’s commitment to news for young people continued in her role as senior news correspondent and managing editor of MTV News India in Bombay where she played an instrumental role in developing the channel’s news programming on both television and radio. She later expanded the scope of her work through her own production company SHE TV, consulting for the BBC and Doordarshan.

Sethi has completed an MBA with distinction in sustainable management-integrating social and environmental values with practical business knowledge. She fuses this insight with her extensive experience in television reportage and passion for social and economic justice on Ethical Markets, the international series pioneered by futurist and author Hazel Henderson. Henderson and Sethi are currently writing the companion guide to Ethical Markets, available in Fall 2006 from Chelsea Green Publishers.

In her spare time, Sethi dedicates herself to media advocacy: serving on the board of directors for the National Radio Project and on the advisory board for New York’s National Public Radio affiliate, WNYC. She also teaches and practices yoga and is a long-time student of vipassana meditation.