Akshat Vaid is a Partner, ES and leads Engineering Services research and advisory at Everest Group across industry verticals, such as automotive, software products and internet, semiconductor, media and entertainment, consumer electronics, and telecom and medical devices, as well as across horizontals, including verification and validation (V&V) and industry 4.0. He assists global enterprises on a variety of initiatives across engineering, technology, outsourcing, and ecosystem engagement. He also works with global engineering service providers on business growth strategy, competitiveness, and differentiation. Prior to Everest Group, he worked at Zinnov, where he advised global engineering and digital services majors on business strategy and GTM. Akshat holds an MBA from FORE School of Management, New Delhi.