Mridul Bansal

Market Research Analyst with 2 years of experience in market research, consulting, industry analysis, growth strategy and competitive intelligence. Skilled in structuring large & complex industry datasets, market mapping, mergers & acquisition tracking, evaluating market trends and delivering data-driven insights for FMCG, environmental services, defense and technology sectors.

Analyst at Espalier.AI (2025-06 – 2026-02)

• Partnered with top management, led team of 4 for building liquid waste product revealing, 500k+ plants permit insights
• Structured 150+ environmental services M&A transactions into 3 quarterly reports, enabling key deal activity visibility
• Researched 1,000+ waste handling facilities, integrating ownership hierarchy and plant model for aiding growth analysis
• Designed competitive segmentation of 1,000+ U.S. food waste haulers, detecting underserved markets and geographies
• Analyzed 1,700+ U.S treatment, storage and disposal facilities to assess hazardous waste permit scope & regulations
• Directed cross-functional teams to consolidate C-suite intelligence across 12k+ firms reducing outreach setup time by 40%

Strategy Consultant Intern, Full Time at Espalier.AI (2024-12 – 2025-05)

• Drove ownership and location analysis for 100 brands using 100 FDD filings insights, strengthening brand-parent visibility
• Researched ESG & corporate disclosures for 200+ food retailers to compile waste KPI, product portfolio and store footprint
• Analyzed 600+ waste management firms across 20+ offerings, forming 9,000+ attributes elevating competitive standing

Business Consulting Intern at Analy Assist (2023-06 – 2023-12)

• Resolved 10+ clients problem statements by crafting blueprints & driving insights through 120+ brainstorming sessions
• Ideated & executed an onsite brand launch event and 3 social media campaigns, boosting customer engagement by 30%
• Drafted 5+ reports incorporating competitor and USP analysis, briefing founder with findings to revitalize client's position

Investment Banking Fellow at Marquee Equity (2023-07 – 2024-10)

• Developed 6 research reports evaluating themes in fintech, technology, sustainable finance & political economy domains
• Critiqued the fintech sector and formulated insights on anticipated growth in the investment activity for that sector

Market Research Intern at Hadost (2022-09 – 2022-10)

• Researched and prepared 30+ unique content topics daily for google web stories, optimizing digital content production
• Evaluated 4 search engines, 5+ social media platforms and 7 news channels to track content impacting U.S. audience

Bachelor of Commerce – Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi (2021-10 – 2024-06)