[3] He has been a technology journalist based in New York City[4] and served as an academic administrator and professor in the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

As an adjunct professor in subsequent years, he ran workshops for professional journalists on the advanced use of the Internet and multimedia reporting.

He was the association's first president and continues to sit on its board, while also serving as an editor and writer of SAJAforum, one of the most widely read South Asian news and analysis blogs.

[15] He has contributed more than 50 articles to The New York Times on business and technology, and has hosted more than 40 episodes of his own podcast, the @SREE SHOW, for CBS Radio.

[16] In May 2016, Sreenivasan made news headlines by spearheading an effort to boycott participation in all-male panels, conferences, and events.

[21] This financial predicament led the Met to part ways with Sreenivasan and other high-profile executives, such as Cynthia Round, its senior vice president for marketing and external relations, and Susan Sellers, head of design.

[22][24] On August 1, 2016, Sreenivasan was named chief digital officer of New York City by its mayor, Bill de Blasio.