{"id":"adarsh-nair","title":"Adarsh Nair","content":"**Adarsh Nair** is a financial services and digital assets professional whose career has focused on banking, capital markets, blockchain technology, and financial market infrastructure. He is a Manager in the Digital Assets, Banking & Capital Markets practice at EY, where he advises financial institutions on digital asset strategy, blockchain adoption, and emerging financial technologies. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-kzIwC9GFxzQ6ZhqM) \n\n## Education\n\nNair graduated from UCLA with a BS in Mathematics and Economics in 2019. He went on to earn his MBA from Cornell University’s Graduate School of Management in 2026. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-LDR8k3ZR6nbGN9rt) \n\n## Career\n\nNair began his career at Goldman Sachs in 2019 as a Senior Analyst, where he worked on initiatives related to financial markets and banking. In 2022, he joined Deloitte as a Senior Consultant, advising clients on [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain), [digital assets](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets), and capital markets innovation. During his time at Deloitte, he contributed to projects involving [digital asset](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets) custody, [central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/central-bank-digital-currency-cbdc), [tokenization](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tokenization), regulated liability networks, and shared ledger technologies for financial institutions.\n\nIn 2025, while pursuing an MBA, Nair completed internships at [Ripple](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ripple-labs) and Merkle Science. At [Ripple](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ripple-labs), he worked on [digital asset](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets) initiatives within the company's [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) and payments business, while at Merkle Science, he served as a market expert, focusing on [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) analytics and the [digital asset](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets) ecosystem.\n\nIn 2026, Nair joined EY as a Manager in the firm's [Digital Assets](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets), Banking & Capital Markets practice. In this role, he advises banks, financial institutions, and capital markets firms on adopting [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) technology, tokenized assets, digital payment systems, and other emerging technologies shaping the future of financial services. [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-GYRyYeZwrpTj9W2x) ","summary":"Adarsh Nair, an EY Manager, advises on digital asset strategies. 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