Rajeev received his Bachelor of Arts in political science and international studies and a Master of Public Administration from the Ohio State University, and completed a Post-Graduate Diploma in journalism at the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai, India. He has editorial and writing experience in university settings, advocacy organizations, and magazines and newspapers, and has published articles in a variety of US and international media outlets. Rajeev's research interests are grounded in a political economy approach and focus on news media labor organizing and cooperatives as worker-led initiatives to change newsroom and industry conditions.