Nikhil Cherian

Nikhil Cherian is the Senior Director of Supply Chain Infrastructure (SCI) at Google Cloud. He is accountable for leading the strategic architecture and design of the supply chain that accelerates Google’s global hardware operations. His organization’s mandate is to accelerate end-to-end supply chain capacity, drive the resilience of Google’s hyperscale AI infrastructure investments, and deploy high-value, AI-driven workflows across our global operations. Nikhil previously held key leadership roles at Walmart, where he drove deep digital and supply chain transformations across massive retail pipelines. Prior to his work at Walmart, he worked at a data science startup. Nikhil holds a B.S. in engineering and a M.S. in Information Systems. He and his wife, Shilpa, have been married for over a decade and reside in the San Francisco Bay Area with their two sons.