Nikesh Arora
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"Nikesh Arora" is the Vice Chairman of SoftBank Corp. and CEO of SoftBank Internet and Media, Inc. (SIMI). He left Google in July 2014 resigning from the post of Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer. Born to an Indian Air Force officer, Nikesh graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, India with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering in 1989. He holds a degree from Boston College and an MBA from Northeastern University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst/CFA designation. Nikesh Arora worked for Deutsche Telekom, Putnam Investments and Fidelity Investments.

Arora worked as Chief Marketing Officer and as a Member of the Management Board at T-Mobile, Bharti Airtel, Europe and serves as a Trustee at the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles, California.

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