Raghavan Viswanathan

Raghavan Viswanathan

Partner, Deal Advisory

KPMG in India

With over 15 years of experience as a management consultant, Raghavan has led several high stakes engagements as well as large and complex strategy/diligence transactions working with cross-functional and transnational teams. He is a thought leader in the auto, industrial markets and data centre domains. He works extensively with PEs, multinational and large domestic companies assisting them with market entry strategy, growth strategy, mergers and acquisitions and process improvements, among others. 

He has deep expertise in the EV sector having worked with stakeholders across the ecosystem as well as leading discussions with government bodies helping them shape policies to help grow the EV ecosystem in the country. Raghavan represents the firm at several industry congregations and is a sought-after key-note speaker at  EV industry events.

Prior to KPMG in India, an engineer and management graduate by education, Raghavan spent five years with a boutique management consulting firm and two years leading strategy with an investment fund focused on digital first businesses, He also helped setup and pilot international operations in SE Asia for several of the fund’s investee companies.

  1. Areas of expertise

    He works closely with the Auto/EV ecosystem (OEMs, component manufacturers, charging infrastructure players, financiers), data centre operators, drone players, investors (PEs, VCs, debt funds) along with several government bodies advising them on growth, M&A and policy.

  2. Education & qualification

    An engineer from COEP, Pune and management graduate from SPJIMR, Mumbai

  3. Accreditations

    Raghavan Viswanathan co-leads the Mobility practice for KPMG in India and works extensively with auto sector clients across Asia on strategy, performance improvement and M&A.