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]

Nikhil Deogun
Born
Assam, India
NationalityIndian American
EducationThe Doon School
Muskingum University
University of Missouri
OccupationJournalist
Years active1993–present
Known forManaging editor, CNBC
Deputy managing editor, The Wall Street Journal

Education

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Stelter, Brian (December 14, 2009). "WSJ's Deogun Leaving for CNBC". The New York Times.
  2. ^ a b Steinberg, Brian (September 13, 2018). "Nik Deogun to Depart CNBC; Satpal Brainch to Oversee Business News Operations". Variety.
  3. ^ Stelter, Brian (August 14, 2011). "Market Ills Give CNBC a Bounce". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Nikhil Deogun of WSJ will be CNBC's new managing editor – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
  5. ^ "Nik Deogun". 2023.
  6. ^ "Distinguished alumni address 2012 graduates". Muskingum University. September 25, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Jeremy Pink leaving CNBC; Nik Deogun promoted to Senior Vice President". www.adweek.com. May 6, 2011.
  8. ^ "Indian American is new foreign editor at WSJ". Hindustan Times. June 20, 2008.
  9. ^ "Nikhil Deogun | Aspen Ideas". Aspen Ideas Festival.
  10. ^ "Nik Deogun To Be CNBC's New Managing Editor". HuffPost India. March 18, 2010.
  11. ^ "Brunswick hires CNBC's Nikhil Deogun as Americas CEO | PR Week".
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