Nikhil Deogun
Nikhil Deogun | |
|---|---|
| Born | Assam, India |
| Nationality | Indian American |
| Education | The Doon School Muskingum University University of Missouri |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Known for | Managing editor, CNBC Deputy managing editor, The Wall Street Journal |
Nikhil "Nik" Deogun is an Indian-born American journalist, and the former managing editor of CNBC.[1] Prior to joining CNBC in 2010, Deogun was the deputy managing editor at The Wall Street Journal.[2][3]
Education[edit]
Deogun was born in Assam, India, and completed his schooling at The Doon School in Dehradun.[4] After leaving Doon in 1987, he went to Muskingum University for a bachelor's degree in economics and English, followed by a master's degree in journalism from University of Missouri, graduating in 1993.[5][6]
Career[edit]
In 1994, Deogun got his first job as a staff reporter at the Atlanta bureau of The Wall Street Journal, and then moved to the paper's New York City bureau in 1999.[7] He remained at WSJ for 15 years and later became the paper's deputy managing editor.[8][9] In 2010, he joined CNBC as editor-in-chief of business news programming, and a year later was appointed the senior vice president of the channel.[10][7] In October 2018, Deogun left CNBC to become the CEO of the Americas at Brunswick Group, a corporate advisory firm.[11][2]
References[edit]
- ^ Stelter, Brian (December 14, 2009). "WSJ's Deogun Leaving for CNBC". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Steinberg, Brian (September 13, 2018). "Nik Deogun to Depart CNBC; Satpal Brainch to Oversee Business News Operations". Variety.
- ^ Stelter, Brian (August 14, 2011). "Market Ills Give CNBC a Bounce". The New York Times.
- ^ "Nikhil Deogun of WSJ will be CNBC's new managing editor – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
- ^ "Nik Deogun". 2023.
- ^ "Distinguished alumni address 2012 graduates". Muskingum University. September 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "Jeremy Pink leaving CNBC; Nik Deogun promoted to Senior Vice President". www.adweek.com. May 6, 2011.
- ^ "Indian American is new foreign editor at WSJ". Hindustan Times. June 20, 2008.
- ^ "Nikhil Deogun | Aspen Ideas". Aspen Ideas Festival.
- ^ "Nik Deogun To Be CNBC's New Managing Editor". HuffPost India. March 18, 2010.
- ^ "Brunswick hires CNBC's Nikhil Deogun as Americas CEO | PR Week".
External links[edit]
- CNBC people
- The Doon School alumni
- Muskingum University alumni
- American reporters and correspondents
- Living people
- The Wall Street Journal people
- University of Missouri alumni
- American male journalists
- American writers of Indian descent
- 21st-century American newspaper editors
- American business and financial journalists