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Vivek Lath

PartnerSingapura

Serves companies across Asia and uses data, analytics, and cutting-edge technologies to build new businesses and transform operational and organizational capabilities

Vivek leads our work in building new businesses in Southeast Asia. He is passionate about bringing companies to the forefront of digital to improve performance and encourage innovation.

Drawing on his extensive experience as a consultant and engineer, Vivek has led several large-scale transformations and business builds across the region. His expertise includes digital strategy, change management, capability-building, and productivity optimization.

Examples of Vivek’s client work include the following:

  • building new businesses for an energy conglomerate in Indonesia
  • leading multiple end-to-end digital transformations for mining companies through the application of digital, advanced analytics, and IoT technologies
  • developing a strategy to accelerate growth and performance at an energy company

Outside of work, Vivek loves traveling, running, reading, and spending time with his wife and two children.

Published work

The real global EV buzz comes on two wheels,” McKinsey & Company, August 2023

Getting the talent strategy right: Critical factors for new businesses,” McKinsey & Company, May 2023

Capturing growth in Asia’s emerging EV ecosystem,” McKinsey & Company, June 2022

Ten ways to boost Indonesia’s energy sector in a postpandemic world,” McKinsey & Company, December 2020

With effort, Indonesia can emerge from the COVID-19 crisis stronger,” McKinsey & Company, September 2020

Automation and the future of work in Indonesia,” McKinsey & Company, September 2019

Industry 4.0: Reinvigorating ASEAN manufacturing for the future,” McKinsey & Company, February 2018

Confronting Indonesia’s productivity challenge,” McKinsey & Company, November 2017

Past experience

Schlumberger
Senior field engineer

Education

Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
MBA

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
MTech
BTech