Paresh Desai is a digital marketing consultant at UNICEF since April 2024, previously serving as a senior manager in business strategy at Merkle Sokrati from June 2019 to April 2024, where responsibilities included management roles from business analyst to senior research analyst. Prior experience includes an internship at Tata International Limited, focusing on the boiler department and leather processing, a sales coordinator position at Riviera, VIT University, that involved team leadership and sales promotion, and a trainee role at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, where knowledge of turbine manufacturing and repair techniques was gained. Paresh is a graduate of Vellore Institute of Technology, holding a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering obtained in 2019.