Nikhil is the Manager of Business Analytics & Strategy for the Los Angeles Lakers.

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He graduated from the University of Tennessee - Knoxville in 2019 (B.S. Business Analytics & Statistics) and Indiana University (IUI) in 2020 (M.S. Data Science/Sports Analytics).

 

At the 2020 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, Nikhil was a part of the winning team that competed in the ESPN Hackathon, focusing on basketball analytics.

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Previously, Nikhil was a part of growing the game of soccer in America - first with Nashville SC, and then with Chicago Fire FC. Over the course of his career, he's been responsible for various areas in professional sports.

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Throughout his career, Nikhil has been recognized as the University of Tennessee Haslam College of Business Outstanding Young Alum of the Year, named to the university’s Volunteer 40 Under 40 list, and honored by Sports Business Journal’s New Voices Under 30.

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Please drop him a message - Nikhil loves discussing all things sports, data, and analytics, and learning from others.