Sharanjit Leyl joined BBC World News as a producer and reporter in September 2003 and has since reported and presented from Singapore, Tokyo and London.

Sharanjit began her broadcasting career at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1997. It was here that she reported for the award-winning show, The Pacific Rim Report.

In 1999 Sharanjit moved to Singapore where she had a similar role at the financial news service provider Bridge Information Systems.

She joined Bloomberg Television in March 2000 and moved to its headquarters in Tokyo. There she presented its main three-hour newscast, On The Money Asia, reporting on breaking financial stories as well as major news events such as the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003.

Her other interviews have included the Chairman of Starbucks, Howard Schultz; Microsoft founder Bill Gates; the Prime Minister of Pakistan; former leaders of Singapore and Malaysia; and the head of the World Bank.

Sharanjit played an integral role in editing and influencing the content of Bloomberg's Asian programming.

Born in Singapore, Sharanjit earned a degree in both Journalism and English Literature at Maryland University (Washington DC), and completed her Masters degree in English Literature at the University of British Columbia.