Praveen Desai is a Partner in Risk Consulting at EY India, working with the Technology, Media and Telecommunications sector. With over 23 years of consulting experience, he leads large-scale IT and business transformation programs across Africa, India and the Middle East.
His work spans key account management, business development, program delivery and revenue management, while building trusted C-suite relationships across industries. He has advised global organizations on IT strategy, governance, risk management, vendor evaluation and enterprise-wide transformation, delivering outcomes across geographies and cross-cultural teams.
Praveen holds an MBA in Systems and Marketing and a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical).
How Praveen is shaping the future with confidence
He builds a better working world by guiding organizations through complex transformations with a strong focus on governance, risk awareness, and ethical decision-making. In leading large IT programs, he helps clients deliver sustainable outcomes while managing uncertainty. He actively mentors teams, develops future leaders, and promotes inclusive, collaborative ways of working. Through disciplined execution and a people-first mindset, he enables organizations to build resilience, transparency and long-term value.