Nakul Wali

Global Innovation & Enterprise Growth Specialist | Computer Scientist | Dept. of Research & Innovation | Trade & Enterprise

Greater Dublin

About

Working at the intersection of innovation, technology, and enterprise development, currently with Enterprise Ireland, Ireland’s government agency for supporting business growth and international expansion. With a career spanning consulting, R&D incentives, and applied research, I’ve helped medium-to-large multinationals in the ICT and technology sectors unlock funding, scale innovation, and accelerate global competitiveness. Previously, I held roles with Deloitte (Global Investment & Innovation Incentives – Gi3) and KPMG (R&D Tax Advisory), where I advised some of the world’s leading tech companies on maximizing their R&D potential. My background bridges industry, consulting, and research. I’ve worked as a Software Research Engineer at the Walton Institute (formerly TSSG-WIT), a Datawarehouse Specialist at Syncreon, and began my career in software engineering with Zensar Technologies (CISCO Development Centre). Along the way, I’ve contributed to EU-funded projects (H2020, FP7, Interreg), supported industry–academia collaborations, and mentored startups and innovation-driven initiatives. I hold an M.Sc. in Computing from Waterford Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s in Electronics & Telecom Engineering from India, with certifications in Business Analysis, UX/HCI, Information Security, and Gamification. Passionate about technology, policy, and enterprise growth, I’ve also mentored at SOAS, University of London in Global Diplomacy and supported startup ecosystem events across Ireland.

Experience

  • Advisory Board Member at ARC Hub for ICT
    2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Senior Research Commercialization at Enterprise Ireland
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Assistant Manager (R&D, Innovation) | Global Investment and Innovation Incentives (Gi3) at Deloitte
    Dec 2021 - Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • KPMG Ireland (Full-time · 3 yrs 8 mos)
    • Senior Scientific Consultant | R&D Incentive Specialist
      Oct 2020 - Nov 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Scientific Consultant | R&D Incentive Specialist
      Apr 2018 - Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Global Diplomacy: United Nations - Course Mentor at SOAS University of London
    Aug 2017 - Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Global Diplomacy: the United Nations in the World About this course: The course offers a well-researched and broad-ranging primer to the United Nations system. Consisting of an introduction to the complex UN family and its history, and a series of ‘snapshots’ of key UN functions, which are used to explore important UN themes and help learners develop important analysis, communication, and policy-based skills. The course is aimed broadly at people interested in learning more about the United Nations system, assuming a level of interest but no necessary previous knowledge, whilst also offering offering sufficient up to date research and new critical perspectives that it will also be of interest to people with more expertise or academic familiarity with the topic as well.