Mythili Sampathkumar

Mythili Sampathkumar is a freelance journalist who focuses on the United Nations, international development, climate change, cities and education.

After about eight years of working in international trade for law firms and companies, Mythili Sampathkumar's work began involving more writing about current events and how they affected cross-border business operations. She soon felt the pull of being a journalist and made the career leap about five years ago. Mythili began as an intern for an organization in the United Nations press corps and has been freelancing all over the world since then. Her focus as a reporter is the United Nations, international development, climate change, cities and education.


TSA Pre-check sign in front of escalator

My dad was strip-searched at the airport last weekend — and it’s a wake-up call for us all

Justice

Mythili Sampathkumar says “extreme vetting” would affect us all. Here’s why she says we need to resist.