Nishant Udupa is a Practice Director on the Engineering Services team and advises clients on topics related to engineering and R&D (ER&D) spending, technology adoption, and global sourcing across engineering verticals. His responsibilities include supporting the published research program for the practice across domains such as digital engineering, Industry 4.0, and verification and validation. He also advises enterprises on vendor selection exercises and global providers on go-to-market strategy, competitive intelligence, and market sizing engagements. Prior to joining Everest Group, Nishant worked as a Consultant with EY India. He holds a master's of business administration from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta, and a bachelor's degree in engineering from Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani