Nikhil Morar is the Director of Business Intelligence at Pacers Sports & Entertainment, where he leads Business Intelligence initiatives across the organization's portfolio, including the Indiana Pacers, Indiana Fever, Noblesville Boom, Gainbridge Fieldhouse, and the Pacers Foundation.
 

He began his career in sports as a Data Analyst for Indiana University’s Sports Innovation Institute and as a Business Intelligence Intern for Nashville SC during their inaugural MLS season. After completing his master’s degree, he advanced his career as a Senior Data Analyst at Chicago Fire FC before joining the Los Angeles Lakers.
 

At the Los Angeles Lakers, Nikhil served as Manager of Business Analytics & Strategy, where he led enterprise analytics, business intelligence, CRM, and data warehouse initiatives supporting ticketing, marketing, partnerships, finance, and executive leadership. He also managed a team of analysts and helped drive data-informed decision-making across the organization.
 

Nikhil is a graduate of the University of Tennessee (UTK), where he earned a B.S. in Business Analytics with a collateral in Supply Chain Management and a minor in Information Studies & Technology. He also holds an M.S. in Applied Data Science with a specialization in Sports Analytics from Indiana University (IUI).
 

While in graduate school, he was part of the team that won ESPN’s Hackathon at the 2020 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Post-graduation, he has remained involved in academia as a teaching assistant for the University of Tennessee’s Business Analytics & Statistics department.
 

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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