Nikhil is currently an Associate Managing Consultant at Mastercard. He previously served as Sr. Strategy & Operations (S&O) Consultant at PwC Strategy& with 5.5+ years of advisory experience in Strategy Consulting, Data Science & Analytics roles. He helps Fortune 500 clients solve Corporate/ Business Strategy problems including Growth, Go-to-Market, Market Assessment and Entry, Business and Digital Transformation, Program Management (TMO), Operational Excellence, Industry Analysis, Competitive Intelligence, Customer & Marketing Strategy, Commercial Due diligence, and Cost Optimization. He is also proficient in analytics techniques such as Regression, Classification, Forecasting, A/B testing, etc., and follows a data-driven approach to decision-making. At PwC, he has received over 10 recognition awards from clients. He partnered with clients to help them achieve savings of ~$5 Million and uncovered growth opportunities of ~$10 Billion. He has served McKinsey & Co. as a Product Management Intern where he saved ~70% of the time required by Partners to prepare for sales meetings by designing, ideating, and managing the Agile development of a knowledge management micro-website. Before completing his MBA from MDI Gurgaon, he worked as a Data Scientist for ThoughtWorks Technologies & Mu Sigma Business Solutions in their Bangalore and London office. He developed various analytical models to solve problems such as churn prediction, revenue forecasting, data-backed personalized pop-ups, etc. He is a Certified Scrum Product Owner®(CSPO®) from Scrum Alliance, Green Belt in Lean Sigma Sigma techniques, a certified Alteryx Core Designer, and Tableau Analyst. He is a passionate problem solver who is enthusiastic about designing and executing strategies for businesses that impact customers' day-to-day lives with their products.