Ramona Schindelheim
As editor-in-chief of WorkingNation, Ramona is responsible for the editorial content of the nonprofit news organization and hosts the Work in Progress podcast. Through her articles, podcasts, and public appearances, she reports on the impact of tech, demographics, and industry and employer demands on the skills needed by today's workforce. WorkingNation focuses on telling stories about how workers and job seekers can acquire those skills through education, training, and job experience and increase their economic mobility.
Ramona is a veteran journalist who has worked for CNBC, ABC News, and The Wall Street Journal. As an executive producer with CNBC, Ramona guided three daily business news shows and produced numerous documentaries. At ABC, Ramona led business coverage of such major events as 9/11, the Enron scandal, and the housing market collapse. At the Wall Street Journal, she was Executive Producer for the newspaper’s first digital documentaries, which included her interviews with financial leaders and policymakers.
Ramona’s awards include Emmys, Peabodys, Golden Mics for investigative journalism, and a Gracie.
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