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Vivek Lath

PartnerSingapore

Co-leads digital and analytics in Southeast Asia, advising clients on new business creation and transformative organizational and operational strategies through cutting-edge technologies

Vivek is a core leader of McKinsey’s digital and analytics practice in Southeast Asia, with expertise in strategy, advanced analytics, AI, GenAI and new business building. He works closely with both public and private sector leaders to unlock transformative impact through technology, innovation, and capability building.

With a background as both a consultant and engineer, Vivek has led large-scale digital transformations and new venture builds across sectors such as energy, transportation, manufacturing, and aviation.

His recent work includes:

  • designing and implementing a comprehensive digital, AI and GenAI strategy for a leading oil and gas company in Southeast Asia
  • enabling a leading airline to be profitable post-covid through a technology-led turnaround
  • driving a significant profitability uplift for a major energy company through enterprise-wide digital and AI transformation; recognized by the World Economic Forum as a ‘Lighthouse’ for scale and impact
  • supporting an Indonesian energy company with GenAI deployment across key use cases
  • supporting multiple companies to accelerate AI adoption across the enterprise and has helped clients deliver measurable performance gains using technology
  • leading large scale capability building program in Southeast Asia on GenAI along with a national agency

Beyond individual organizations, Vivek also works at the ecosystem level to strengthen national innovation capacity. He partners with public entities across Southeast Asia to drive corporate innovation through technology-enabled ventures and startup collaboration. He has also led various efforts of the Firm to organize various industry events on technology.

A regular contributor to McKinsey insights, Vivek has written on topics including digital innovation, talent strategy, green business building, and electric mobility.

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

Published work

The three building blocks of a successful venture factory,” McKinsey & Company, May 2025

How AI can help airlines listen better,” McKinsey & Company, August 2024

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

Toward a sustainable, inclusive, growing future: The role of business,” McKinsey & Company, November 2022

New business building: A new priority for CEOs,” McKinsey & Company, October 2022

Navigating a decade of challenges: Five winning initiatives for mining CEOs,” July 2022, McKinsey & Company

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

Seizing green business growth for Asia’s energy players,” McKinsey & Company, April 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

How digital innovation will transform Indonesia’s mining industry,” McKinsey & Company, January 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

Media

Large Language Models’ Processing Capacity Spikes from 100,000 to Two Million Tokens,” Binis Indonesia, August 2024

Industry Insight: Where are the opportunities for new business building?,” MoneyFM 89.3, May 2024

Built to last: Why companies should be building more new businesses,” The Business Times, February 2024

Developing a talent strategy to build new businesses,” The Business Times, February 2023

Green Growth: Building green businesses in Asia,” The Business Times, September 2022

Past experience

Schlumberger
Senior field engineer

Education

Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
MBA

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
MTech
BTech