Pranati Dave is a Practice Director at Everest Group and is responsible for leading Everest Group’s BFS IT services and technology research program. She has broad experience advising BFS enterprises and service providers on technology sourcing, technology-led operations transformation, and go-to-market strategies. She played a pivotal role in building knowledge assets, thought leadership, and market updates for the BFS IT services program. As a subject matter expert in her field, she tracks market trends related to open finance, trade finance, investment banking, custody services, and technology trends such as cloud adoption, APIs, microservices, and platforms across BFS segments. She has experience leading multiple complex client engagements related to growth strategy, market assessment, business case validation, and maturity assessment and benchmarking. Prior to Everest Group, Pranati worked with Accenture and Cognizant as a Consultant as part of their Financial Services and Healthcare practices. She holds a master’s in business administration from Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon.