Biography

Deepak Upadhyaya leads the Digital Technology and Risk practice for Baker Tilly WM, and has extensive experience working with clients on their technology initiatives, whether the focus is risk mitigation or value realization. Deepak has an exceptional record in successful execution of digital transformation through Artificial Intelligence, Process Automation, Smart devices, and Blockchain, as well as supporting legacy technology.  

Prior to joining the firm, Deepak has held progressive leadership roles with large and mid-market consulting firms and was the chief information officer managing a large IT department.

Deepak is a sought after speaker having presented at events for Gartner, Chartered professional accountants (CPA), Investment Funds Institute of Canada and the Conference board. He is an active advisor to a number of startups at the MaRs innovation center, a member of the governing body of Toronto CISO’s and CIO’s for Gartner and serves on a non-profit board.

From a technical standpoint, Deepak has a depth of experience with various industry standards and frameworks including COSO, COBIT, ITIL, NIST.

Some key projects include designing an AI based inventory system for a large retailer, fraud detection using AI for financial services, developing a chat bot for a hotel chain, and a blockchain based asset tracking for a leading auction house.