Mitra Kalita was the managing editor for editorial strategy at the
Los Angeles Times from 2015 to 2016.{{cite web|url=https://observer.com/2016/05/top-10-most-poachable-players-in-media/ She went on to become the executive editor (at large) at
Quartz after working as the founding ideas editor there. She helped launch Quartz India and Quartz Africa. She also worked at the
Wall Street Journal{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123687371369308675 She is a co-founder of URL Media along with
Sara Lomax-Reese. She also served as a story consultant on Season 3 of Apple TV's The Morning Show. ==Personal life==