Prashant Kher

Prashant Kher is a partner within the Financial Services practice at EY-Parthenon, the global strategy consulting arm of Ernst & Young LLP, and serves as EY’s digital assets strategy & transactions leader. He advises global financial institutions across banking, capital markets, asset management, wealth management, asset servicing, payments, fintech, crypto-native firms and private equity on growth strategy, innovation and value creation. He helps clients navigate disruption, reimagine business models and capture growth opportunities as technology and customer expectations evolve.

At EY-Parthenon, he leads efforts across digital assets — including cryptocurrency, tokenization, stablecoins and blockchain — alongside broader innovation topics such as AI, embedded finance and fintech. His experience spans corporate and business unit strategy, product and go-to-market design, commercial due diligence, customer and pricing strategy, M&A strategy, value creation and enterprise transformation. He also leads the firm’s research on innovation and disruption in financial services, including digital assets and AI. He is passionate about the intersection of financial services, emerging technology and strategy, helping leaders translate technological change into practical business opportunities.

He earned a master’s in finance at Temple University’s Fox School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in economics and engineering science at Vanderbilt University.