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.