Vishal Gupta is a Partner in the technology practice, leading the firm’s global coverage of data, analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Throughout his career, Vishal has demonstrated a strong entrepreneurial ability. At Everest Group, Vishal has successfully incubated multiple new practices across Data & Analytics and AI and is responsible for their overall growth in terms of revenues, client relationship management, market influence, and talent mentoring. He advises senior stakeholders of enterprises, service providers, product firms, industry associations, and investment firms on problem statements such as deal constructs, go-to-market strategy, market positioning, business due diligence, sales enablement, and enterprise adoption benchmarking. Vishal’s responsibilities also include leading the firm’s thought leadership. He has authored numerous horizontal and industry-specific industry reports focusing on data, automation, analytics, and generative AI themes. He is frequently quoted in leading general media, global services, and technology-specific publications and is regularly invited to speak at industry forums.
Vishal is a high-energy, 360-degree growth leader with repeated experience in building advisory service lines from incubation to scale. Throughout his career, Vishal has had a strong track record of building trusted relations with clients, partners, and peers, as well as mentoring young business leaders.
Prior to joining Everest Group, Vishal worked with IBM’s strategy and analytics practice, supporting clients in their business transformation journeys using IT and business processes as key levers. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), and a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from NSIT, Delhi University.