Nikesh Bhagat

Nikesh Bhagat has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Ryerson University. He excelled at research and statistics and was recruited by the Sociology Department as a Lab Assistant and Mentor to the Sociology students of an Advanced Research and Statistics course in his fourth year.  He also held various Research Assistant and Technical Consultant positions throughout his years of study. 

While at university and beyond, Nikesh taught himself the ins and outs of SQL databases, SQL syntax, VB.NET, and how to build ASP.NET web projects.  He has used these skills and his pre-existing knowledge of basic web development to digitise large research and archival projects at Ryerson, developing the front- and back-end of online, publicly accessible data management systems.

At present, Nikesh is the newest hire at the Institute and holds the title of Research Analyst.  His main responsibility is statistical data analysis, but also contributes to equity plan development; conducts literature reviews and other forms of research regarding topics of interest to the Institute; contributes to the management and content of the Institute’s magazine, the Global Citizen Digest; is the technical lead for the Institute’s up and coming online, academic journal.

For Nikesh, global citizenship is as micro as  giving directions with a smile; as abstract as opening a door for a stranger; as intangible as being open to cultural diversity; as intricate as reading the labels on the things we buy; as theoretical as social responsibility; yet, as practical as being charitable; as broad as learning can be; as physical as geography; as real as engaging in local/global realities; as macro as collective action towards social justice as well as its informed advocacy.