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As President of Google EMEA Nikesh manages and develops Google's operations in the European Middle Eastern and African markets. He is responsible for creating and expanding strategic partnerships in these regions for the benefit of Google's growing number of users and advertisers.
With a background as an analyst Nikesh's main areas of focus have been consulting IT marketing and finance. Prior to joining Google he was Chief Marketing Officer and a Member of the Management Board at T-Mobile. While there he spearheaded all product development terminals brand and marketing activities of T-Mobile Europe. In 1999 he started working with Deutsche Telekom and founded T-Motion PLC a mobile multimedia subsidiary of T-Mobile International. Prior to joining Deutsche Telekom Nikesh held management positions at Putnam Investments and Fidelity Investments in Boston.
Nikesh holds an MS and CFA certification from Boston College and an MBA from Northeastern University all of which were awarded with distinction. He has served on the Adjunct Faculty at both Boston College and Northeastern University developing and teaching courses in business turnarounds corporate workouts and financial management. In 1989 Nikesh graduated from the Institute of Technology in Varanasi India with a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering. | 