Dr. Desai is a Researcher and works as an EV Researcher and Analyst at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. He holds a PhD from Rochester Institute of Technology, and an Erasmus Mundus Masters from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (Sweden), and Ecole des Mines (now, IMT Atlantique), Nantes (France). He is a mechanical engineer specializing in e-mobility, a trained project manager, and an interdisciplinary researcher and analyst in sustainability.