Prasanthi Vasanthakumar is an award-winning writer and editor with 20 years of experience across five magazines, four digital publications and a number of research reports. She has a BA and MA in English from McMaster University as well as an MBA from York University. She is based in Mississauga, Ontario. She most recently worked as a freelance journalist and content writer, but was previously the editorial content manager and managerial lead for Director Journal magazine at the Institute of Corporate Directors, and a communications specialist at Restaurants Canada. In 2023, she won the Gold Award for best feature article at the National Magazine Awards in the B2B category.