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DEEP DESAI.

Consultant at BCG

I work in technology strategy
and investment diligence.

I'm a mechatronics engineer with a Duke MBA, based in San Francisco. Before consulting, I worked on autonomous mining systems and technology investments at BHP in Western Australia.

At BCG, I assess software businesses for investors and help companies plan AI implementation and growth.

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Deep Desai
Deep DesaiSan Francisco, CA

Currently Consultant, Boston Consulting Group

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02 / SELECTED WORK

Project experience.

Commercial diligence and AI strategy, alongside the software and industrial systems I worked on before consulting.

PRIVATE EQUITY / TECHNOLOGY01 / 05
15+ diligencesTAM + market modelsCustomer + competitive research

Buy-side and sell-side commercial diligence across software and technology businesses at BCG.

KEY SKILLS

Market sizing & TAMCompetitor analysisCustomer & expert researchPricing analysisCustomer retention analysisGo-to-market analysis

Software investment diligence

At BCG, I've worked on more than 15 buy-side and sell-side commercial diligences across software and technology businesses. I owned workstreams that tested the investment case and identified where the business could grow.

My contribution

  1. I built market models and TAM/share scenarios to test the opportunity and the investment assumptions.
  2. Customer interviews, expert calls and surveys let me test switching costs, workflows and pricing power.
  3. I analysed customer retention, churn drivers and pipeline health, then used the findings to shape go-to-market priorities.

The output

Investment committee materials set out the growth case and its risks, with market/share scenarios and evidence on pricing power. The recommendations covered sales priorities and options for improving the business after a transaction.

Client work is described at a high level. All diagrams are illustrative.

03 / EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

Work and education.

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05 / 05
052025 – PRESENTBoston Consulting GroupConsultant · San Francisco
TECHNOLOGY / PRIVATE EQUITY

At BCG in San Francisco, I work in the Principal Investors & Private Equity and Technology practices.

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Consultant March 2025 – present

  • I own commercial diligence workstreams across software and technology businesses, from research programs to investment committee materials.
  • AI strategy projects cover use-case priorities, the target operating model and data-platform roadmap, supported by a working proof of concept.
  • I analyse AI coding assistants and enterprise AI solutions, including market sizing and adoption barriers.
  • For growth strategy, I assess product and pricing options, benchmark competitors and help set sales priorities.
  • I develop build, partner or buy recommendations for AI-based offerings.

Summer Consultant June – August 2024

During my Duke MBA, I worked on investor diligence across consumer products and software.

I led customer and distributor research, built software market scenarios and analysed retention, churn and sales pipelines.

04 / SKILLS IN PRACTICE

Roles and skills.

I've built sensor tools, worked in mine operations, assessed startups and advised investors. Select a role to see what I worked on, or a skill to see where I've used it.

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SKILL / 3 ROLES

Technology assessment

At BHP, I tested automation concepts and assessed emerging technology for investment. At BCG, I assess AI use cases and the data and operating changes they need.

  • Value chain automation at BHP

    Tested the pit-automation concept against unit cost, fuel use and haulage emissions. The robotic refueling study assessed safety and productivity potential.

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  • Technology investment at BHP Ventures

    Assessed technology risk, strategic fit and the integration path for early-stage investments and partnerships, including KoBold Metals.

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  • Technology & private equity at BCG

    Assessed enterprise AI solutions, adoption barriers and total cost of ownership. AI strategy work also covered use-case priorities and the data roadmap.

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EDUCATION

Curtin UniversityMechatronic engineering, 2018Duke UniversityMBA, 2024

I studied at Curtin in Perth and Duke in Durham, and now work at BCG in San Francisco.

05 / ABOUT ME

27countries visited

CURRENTLY IN SAN FRANCISCO

Travel and sport.

I grew up in Dubai, Surat, London, Brisbane and Perth. I'm now based in San Francisco.

I've visited 27 countries so far. Seoul, Shanghai and Toronto are next on my list.

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Countries visited, childhood homes and upcoming tripsSmall unlabelled dots show 180 places from my travel profile. Larger labelled markers show my childhood cities and upcoming trips. 27 countries visited. I grew up in Dubai, Surat, London, Brisbane and Perth, across the UAE, India, the UK and Australia. Seoul, Shanghai and Toronto are upcoming trips. Select a coloured country to explore its cities. The country list below provides the same controls for keyboard users.ArubaAfghanistanAngolaAnguillaÅlandAlbaniaAndorraArgentinaArmeniaAmerican SamoaFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsAntigua and BarbudaAzerbaijanBurundiBeninBurkina FasoBangladeshBulgariaBahrainThe BahamasBosnia and HerzegovinaSaint BarthélemyBelarusBelizeBermudaBoliviaBrazilBarbadosBruneiBhutanBotswanaCentral African RepublicChileIvory CoastCameroonDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoCook IslandsComorosCape VerdeCosta RicaCubaCuraçaoCayman IslandsCyprusDjiboutiDominicaDenmarkDominican RepublicAlgeriaEcuadorEgyptEritreaWestern SaharaSpainEstoniaEthiopiaFinlandFijiFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFederated States of MicronesiaGabonGeorgiaGuernseyGhanaGuineaThe GambiaGuinea-BissauEquatorial GuineaGrenadaGreenlandGuatemalaGuamGuyanaHong KongHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasCroatiaHaitiHungaryIndonesiaIsle of ManBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryIrelandIranIraqIcelandIsraelJamaicaJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKyrgyzstanKiribatiSaint Kitts and NevisKuwaitLaosLebanonLiberiaLibyaSaint LuciaLiechtensteinSri LankaLesothoLithuaniaLuxembourgLatviaMacauSaint MartinMoroccoMonacoMoldovaMadagascarMaldivesMexicoMarshall IslandsNorth MacedoniaMaliMaltaMyanmarMontenegroMongoliaNorthern Mariana IslandsMozambiqueMauritaniaMontserratMauritiusMalawiNamibiaNew CaledoniaNigerNorfolk IslandNigeriaNicaraguaNiueNorwayNepalNauruOmanPakistanPitcairn IslandsPeruPhilippinesPalauPapua New GuineaPolandPuerto RicoNorth KoreaPortugalParaguayPalestineFrench PolynesiaQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSudanSenegalSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSaint HelenaSolomon IslandsSierra LeoneEl SalvadorSan MarinoSomaliaSaint Pierre and MiquelonSerbiaSouth SudanSão Tomé and PríncipeSurinameSloveniaSwedenEswatiniSint MaartenSeychellesSyriaTurks and Caicos IslandsChadTogoTajikistanTurkmenistanEast TimorTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTuvaluTaiwanTanzaniaUgandaUkraineUruguayUzbekistanSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVenezuelaBritish Virgin IslandsUnited States Virgin IslandsVanuatuWallis and FutunaSamoaKosovoYemenSouth AfricaZambiaZimbabweDubai, United Arab Emirates. Grew up here.DubaiSurat, India. Grew up here.SuratLondon, United Kingdom. Grew up here.LondonBrisbane, Australia. Grew up here.BrisbanePerth, Australia. Grew up here.PerthSeoul, South Korea. Upcoming trip.SeoulShanghai, China. Upcoming trip.ShanghaiToronto, Canada. Upcoming trip.Toronto
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27 countries visited

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