Dr Vishvesh R. Pathak : A Versatile Leader In Brand Building, Corporate & Sovereign Credit Ratings & Fintech Products
Dr. Vishvesh R. Pathak
Group CEO & Founder
Dr Vishvesh has developed and established businesses including Strategic Ratings, CEO24X7, RACCP and two not-for-profit initiatives of INCORME (A conference platform for industry and academia), INRME (A re-search institute for Engineers & Managers) and workin-progress for SearchBuySell and Billion-2Trillion. He is considered a prominent figure in the domains of Credit Ratings, FinTech, Risk and Research and imparts knowledge and skills as a lecturer and guide to his BSc, MBA/MSc, and PhD students.
Engaging in an immersive interaction with CEO Insights magazine, Dr Vishvesh shares his strategies, leadership guidelines, and future roadmap for Strategic Ratings - a flagship brand in Corporate and Sovereign Credit Ratings from its parent company CEO24X7. Let’s delve into it.
What was the inspiration behind the foundation of CEO24X7 and how are you driving the strategic growth of the company so far?
I established Strategic Ratings because of my early life experiences and the upbringing during which I was surrounded by influences that exposed me to finance and economics mainly to India’s large stock market as a retail investor with my mother and uncle. My mother, who was pursuing a Master's in Economics as well as my uncle and aunt who were both Mathematicians, Bankers, and Retail investors were the major contributors.
From an early age, I could read
annual reports of firms, so I have around 40+ years of experience in reading and analyzing vast and in-depth company reports in the various industries. It only seemed natural for me to go into the credit risk and ratings major elements of stock market industry after engineering.
At CEO24X7, we offer credit ratings through Strategic Ratings, fintech products, consulting and at Billion-2Trillion, we will offer coming up trading platform, incubator for entrepreneurs and investors, events and research publishing to professionals and firms across a range of manufacturing, service industries and financial markets. Our major brand is Strategic Ratings - a corporate and sovereign credit rating agency.
What are the best practices you train the team with to continually uphold the company’s position as a reliable source for profes-sionals and firms?
I inspire my team to uphold two fundamental principles which are Reputation and Innovation. I always remind my team to consider corporate reputation of paramount importance in all that we do. This allow us to steer clear of any damaging action and influences every aspect of our business conduct such as client service, legal, audit, risk, governance, and compliance standards.
Additionally, I strongly emphasise the importance of innovation via constructive disruption and encourage my team to focus on building some thing bigger and more valuable without under- mining others. We should develop solutions that can prove beneficial to our clients, customers, colleagues, and the communities we operate in.
How do you maintain the financial health of the company?
Our flagship company, Strategic Ratings provides corporate and sovereign credit ratings by evaluating the overall health of corporations and sovereigns. We have learned that focusing only on financial metrics cannot provide a clear picture of what could be affecting the risk or overall health of organizations. The non-financial factors such as customer service, marketing initiatives, operations and strategies should also be
I believe there are no alternatives for Hard Work & Determination & luck is the interest generated for the hard work invested
At CEO24X7, we offer credit ratings through Strategic Ratings, fintech products, consulting and at Billion-2Trillion, we will offer coming up trading platform, incubator for entrepreneurs and investors, events and research publishing to professionals and firms across a range of manufacturing, service industries and financial markets. Our major brand is Strategic Ratings - a corporate and sovereign credit rating agency.
What are the best practices you train the team with to continually uphold the company’s position as a reliable source for profes-sionals and firms?
I inspire my team to uphold two fundamental principles which are Reputation and Innovation. I always remind my team to consider corporate reputation of paramount importance in all that we do. This allow us to steer clear of any damaging action and influences every aspect of our business conduct such as client service, legal, audit, risk, governance, and compliance standards.
Additionally, I strongly emphasise the importance of innovation via constructive disruption and encourage my team to focus on building some thing bigger and more valuable without under- mining others. We should develop solutions that can prove beneficial to our clients, customers, colleagues, and the communities we operate in.
How do you maintain the financial health of the company?
Our flagship company, Strategic Ratings provides corporate and sovereign credit ratings by evaluating the overall health of corporations and sovereigns. We have learned that focusing only on financial metrics cannot provide a clear picture of what could be affecting the risk or overall health of organizations. The non-financial factors such as customer service, marketing initiatives, operations and strategies should also be
considered to improve corporate performance. This holistic approach guarantees Stability and Resilience and ultimately supports company to achieve Sustainability.
What are the ways you have been guiding the company in attracting new market leaders to be a part of your vision and mission?
I place a strong emphasis on mutual benefits when we hire new employees or collaborate with other businesses. The key question I always think is, can we support each other's growth and increase resi-lience? In case of a potential partnership, I ensure each party contributes something valuable and make 1 + 1 into 11 rather than just 2.
When we enter into any partnership, I eva-luate how it can help businesses to grow in terms of reputation, longevity, resi-lience and thus, overall success.
Collaboration should be appropriately balanced. If one party gains more or try to outwit the other, the collaboration will not work. Therefore, it is important to maintain an equilibrium for mutual and sustainable profits.
What kinds of impacts do you see yourself creating in your professional journey?
We intend to launch several innovative products and services over the next five years. We are live with Strategic Ratings Corporation, USA and about to launch our first FinTech product very soon and contribute to the growth of clients and stake- holders.
Dr Vishvesh R. Pathak, Group CEO & Founder, Strategic Ratings Corpo- ration, USA
Dr Vishvesh Pathak holds PhD in Strategic Management from Brunel University, London, and MBA from the University of Surrey Guildford, UK and BE in Civil Engineering from NIT Calicut, India. He is the author of forthcoming books on Corporate Performance and Research Methods and contributes through not-for-profit initiatives INCORME & INRME.
•Favourite Hobbies: Reading, Listening to Music
•Favourite Cuisine: North Ind-ian, Italian
•Favourite Book: Engineering Mechanics by S.Timoshenko and D.H. Young
•Favourite Travel Destina- tions:
Switzerland, Greece, USA
What are the ways you have been guiding the company in attracting new market leaders to be a part of your vision and mission?
I place a strong emphasis on mutual benefits when we hire new employees or collaborate with other businesses. The key question I always think is, can we support each other's growth and increase resi-lience? In case of a potential partnership, I ensure each party contributes something valuable and make 1 + 1 into 11 rather than just 2.
When we enter into any partnership, I eva-luate how it can help businesses to grow in terms of reputation, longevity, resi-lience and thus, overall success.
Collaboration should be appropriately balanced. If one party gains more or try to outwit the other, the collaboration will not work. Therefore, it is important to maintain an equilibrium for mutual and sustainable profits.
What kinds of impacts do you see yourself creating in your professional journey?
We intend to launch several innovative products and services over the next five years. We are live with Strategic Ratings Corporation, USA and about to launch our first FinTech product very soon and contribute to the growth of clients and stake- holders.
Dr Vishvesh R. Pathak, Group CEO & Founder, Strategic Ratings Corpo- ration, USA
Dr Vishvesh Pathak holds PhD in Strategic Management from Brunel University, London, and MBA from the University of Surrey Guildford, UK and BE in Civil Engineering from NIT Calicut, India. He is the author of forthcoming books on Corporate Performance and Research Methods and contributes through not-for-profit initiatives INCORME & INRME.
•Favourite Hobbies: Reading, Listening to Music
•Favourite Cuisine: North Ind-ian, Italian
•Favourite Book: Engineering Mechanics by S.Timoshenko and D.H. Young
•Favourite Travel Destina- tions:
Switzerland, Greece, USA