Nikhil Bansal

Commander
DISC Type : D

Business Head - TechB2B & Consumer Electronics at Google

India

Overview

Nikhil Bansal is a results-driven business leader at Google with over 20 years of experience from PwC and KPMG. He specializes in digital transformation and scaling high-complexity businesses across the tech, gaming, and automotive sectors. Colleagues describe him as future-thinking, instrumental, and the "go to person" for solutions. He holds an MBA from the Asian Institute of Management.

Nikhil conceptualized Google’s ‘Think Sports’ IP, a recognized industry thought leadership initiative.

Personality Overview

Very Quick

Strong-Willed

Risk-Taker

They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.  They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.

Topics They Care About

AI-driven Marketing
Actively discusses the "AI marketing revolution" and leveraging AI-powered solutions to navigate non-linear consumer journeys, particularly in his recent posts about GML2025.
Digital Gaming
As Co-Chair of the IAMAI Digital Gaming Committee and former Gaming Head at Google, he focuses on building a thriving, safe, and innovative gaming ecosystem in India.
Sports & Technology
Passionate about enhancing the sports fan experience through technology and fandom. He conceptualized Google's 'Think Sports' IP and speaks on leveraging the digital ecosystem for sports.

Media Appearances

Nikhil has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Business Head - TechB2B & Consumer Electronics at Google
9-2025
Co-Chairman - Digital Gaming Committee at Internet and Mobile Association of India
10-2021 - 12-2025
Sr. Industry Head - Gaming & eServices at Google
2-2016 - 9-2021
Industry Head - Automotive at Google
9-2013 - 2-2016
AVP - Management Consulting at KPMG India

Education

Admiral Senior Leader Development Programme from INSEAD
2007 - 2009
MBA from Asian Institute of Management

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Exp : 19 Location : India Job Level : N/A Designation : Business Head - TechB2B & Consumer Electronics at Google
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Insights For Selling To Nikhil

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nikhil is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nikhil

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nikhil move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Nikhil take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Nikhil

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