Lt Col Nikhil Srivastava served in the Regiment of Artillery, Indian Army from 1993 to 2015. He has had a distinguished career in the Army having served in Jammu & Kashmir, Siachin Glacier. He was part of the First Strategic Missile Unit raised by the Indian Army and was also part of the Quality Assurance team of India’s Integrated Missile Development Programme. He is a qualified Instructor in Gun Systems, Ballistics and Missile systems. He is a Graduate in Mathematics and Masters in Business Administration and holds certifications in Project Management (PMP) and Lean Six Sigma. He is a motivational speaker and has delivered numerous lectures at colleges and schools.