# Gautham Nagesh
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## Pages
### Gautham Nagesh
URL: https://www.gnagesh.com/about/
Last updated: 2026-07-06T06:11:34.000Z
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Gautham Nagesh is a screenwriter and journalist based in Los Angeles. He currently writes for the best-selling **NBA2K** video game series — with [credits](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12238570/?ref=gnagesh.com) on 2K22, 2K23, 2K25, 2K26, and 2K27 — and was the Writer’s Assistant on the NBC sitcom *American Auto*, where he co-wrote the [penultimate episode](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20221396/?ref=gnagesh.com). He has written several sitcom pilots and is developing a one-hour dramedy about four young Capitol Hill staffers at the tail end of the Obama administration. He was a finalist for the NBCUniversal Launch program.

Previously a staff correspondent in [*The Wall Street Journal*](https://www.wsj.com/news/author/gautham-nagesh?ref=gnagesh.com)’s Washington, D.C. bureau, Gautham covered technology policy during the Obama administration, winning a [New York Press Club award](http://online.wsj.com/articles/comcasts-lobbying-machine-faces-test-in-washington-1421983983?ref=gnagesh.com) and a SABEW Best in Business award for his reporting. He also covered the [auto industry](http://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-lyft-to-test-self-driving-electric-taxis-1462460094?ref=gnagesh.com) and [boxing](https://www.wsj.com/articles/canelo-alvarez-defeats-khan-with-sixth-round-knockout-1462688829?ref=gnagesh.com) from the Detroit bureau, and was a frequent guest on [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2011/11/08/142134591/sugar-ray-leonard-remembers-joe-frazier?ref=gnagesh.com), MSNBC, [C-SPAN](https://www.c-span.org/person/gautham-nagesh/9274534/?ref=gnagesh.com), and other outlets to discuss sports, technology, and politics.

His work has appeared in [*The New York Times*](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/06/science/ravindra-gupta-hiv-patient-cure-covid.html?ref=gnagesh.com), [*The Washington Post*](https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/dc-boxer-shoots-for-the-stars-amid-worries-from-his-family/2013/03/01/d86676ac-8273-11e2-8074-b26a871b165a%5Fblog.html?ref=gnagesh.com), [*The Atlantic*](https://www.theatlantic.com/author/gautham-nagesh/?ref=gnagesh.com), [*Passion of Weiss*](https://www.passionweiss.com/author/gauthamnagesh/?ref=gnagesh.com)*,* [*CQ Roll Call*](https://rollcall.com/author/gautham-nagesh/?ref=gnagesh.com), [*Hour Detroit Magazine*](https://www.hourdetroit.com/author/gautham-nagesh/?ref=gnagesh.com) and many other publications. He founded[*Stiff Jab*](https://medium.com/stiff-jab?ref=gnagesh.com), a boxing publication that drew a wide national following and was cited in *The Atlantic* and on [NPR](https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/09/12/221848471/money-and-canelo-punch-it-for-black-and-latino-fans?ref=gnagesh.com), among many other outlets, and is a veteran of several media startups.

A longtime angel investor, Gautham has been funding early-stage companies since his mid-twenties and is always open to conversations with experienced operators. He is an associate member of both the Writers Guild of America West and the Boxing Writers Association of America. Gautham holds a B.A. in American Studies from Cornell University and once lost handily on *Jeopardy!*

**Selected Writing**

[Indian Food for The People - theLAndDrawing from Punjabi roots and North American experiences with a focus on quality over convenience, the Mahendro family behind Badmaash have become the latest L.A. food success story.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2a/be/2abe72fd-fd2d-482c-a591-566582cec3d0/content/images/icon/cropped-LAnd_logoBLK-1-270x270-0c4d17b8-bd78-4110-a185-23467df13308.png)theLAndGautham Nagesh![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2a/be/2abe72fd-fd2d-482c-a591-566582cec3d0/content/images/thumbnail/Bad_main-copy_small_2-e2f08882-681c-4f2a-be8b-84f2e5de304d.jpg)](https://thelandmag.com/badmaash-mahendro-indian-food-success/?ref=gnagesh.com)

[Record Keepers: Andrey Douthard & Anna Atanassova of Paramita SoundIn October 2014, armed with a credit card and a grant from MGM Grand Detroit Casino, Andrey Douthard and Anna Atanassova opened Paramita Sound,![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2a/be/2abe72fd-fd2d-482c-a591-566582cec3d0/content/images/icon/hd_favicon-c5925870-bbee-4d28-b0dd-767ddd79c65a.png)Hour Detroit MagazineGautham Nagesh![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2a/be/2abe72fd-fd2d-482c-a591-566582cec3d0/content/images/thumbnail/Paramita-Sound-vinyl-Detroit-4894c76c-e12e-482a-9407-1c14d4f5707f.png)](https://www.hourdetroit.com/digital-content/andrey-douthard-anna-atanassova-paramita-sound-vinyl-records-detroit/?ref=gnagesh.com)

[Keeping Up with Sheefy McFly - Hour Detroit MagazineNathan’s Deli doesn’t look like an artistic hub. In the shadow of GM’s headquarters, it’s a fitting place to find Tashif Turner, aka Sheefy McFly.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2a/be/2abe72fd-fd2d-482c-a591-566582cec3d0/content/images/icon/hd_favicon-de466d83-76c5-4a86-bc16-fdbe51b40e5b.png)Hour Detroit MagazineGautham Nagesh![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2a/be/2abe72fd-fd2d-482c-a591-566582cec3d0/content/images/thumbnail/Sheefy-Teaser-0e5b58a7-7eb1-4e5a-9cac-46a0b45b7e0e.jpg)](https://www.hourdetroit.com/community/keeping-up-with-sheefy-mcfly/?ref=gnagesh.com)

[Boxer Tony Harrison Gives Back to Detroit - Hour Detroit MagazineGroomed for the ring from childhood, boxer Tony Harrison is using his success to give back to his Detroit neighborhood, which gave him everything.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2a/be/2abe72fd-fd2d-482c-a591-566582cec3d0/content/images/icon/hd_favicon-93e7798f-8ca1-442f-974d-1fa6f4fa3c44.png)Hour Detroit MagazineGautham Nagesh![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2a/be/2abe72fd-fd2d-482c-a591-566582cec3d0/content/images/thumbnail/Tony-Harrison-117-BW.cx_-8ba05b16-84e8-4e51-a3d7-f0ce2486b58d.jpg)](https://www.hourdetroit.com/community/tony-harrison-boxing-detroit/?ref=gnagesh.com)

[An Interview With Slum Village DJ Dez AndresGautham Nagesh speaks to the hip-hop and house music veteran about the impact of J Dilla, posthumous recognition, building a community and more.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2a/be/2abe72fd-fd2d-482c-a591-566582cec3d0/content/images/icon/https-3A-2F-2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com-2Fpublic-2Fimages-2Fdad93db4-3c51-4e4b-a8d3-7b36a76a1e1c-2Fapple-touch-icon-180x180-d7dec7d5-a7e9-4509-ba87-1d89a562e706.png)POW MAGGautham Nagesh![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2a/be/2abe72fd-fd2d-482c-a591-566582cec3d0/content/images/thumbnail/https-3A-2F-2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com-2Fpublic-2Fimages-2Fbcb85cc4-eec9-4193-8e50-83e4aa55ed42_1080x1080-732200ad-3ecd-49e2-9398-c0aa0ff1004b.jpeg)](https://www.powmag.net/p/interview-slum-village-dez-j-dilla?ref=gnagesh.com)
## Posts
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