Nikhil Deogun | |
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]