Prashant Pathak

Prashant Pathak is an Indo-Canadian investor, businessman and philanthropist based in Toronto. He is Managing Partner of ReichmannHauer Capital Partners,[1] a business building oriented principal investing and private equity firm based in Toronto. He along with Philip Reichmann and Frank Hauer launched the business in 2006.[2] His partners were part of the leadership that built the original Olympia & York commercial real estate empire, which developed landmark properties such as Toronto's First Canadian Place and London's Canary Wharf. The firm recently successfully exited from Black Photo Corporation that has over 116 premium stores across Canada. The company was purchased from Fujifilm in 2007 and sold to Telus corp. in 2010.[3] Previous to this, Pathak was very early elected as a Partner at McKinsey & Company,[4] where he was leader of the North American Telecom Practice, the Financial Services Practices and also a leader of the Canadian Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice.[5]

Education

Pathak holds a B.Tech degree in Electrical Engineering from The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and a MBA from INSEAD with Distinction.[6] He also completed a diploma in Fuzzy Logic from IIT Kanpur.

Philanthropy

Pathak is engaged with several community and public causes. He helps run a Social Venture Capital Fund initiative, Project Beyshick,[7] that nurtures prosperity and financial independence amongst First Nations communities and individuals by encouraging and mentoring entrepreneurial efforts.[8][9] The project was co-founded by Toronto based entrepreneur & philanthropist Aditya Jha, Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy, and his mentee Ashutosh Jha. In past, he was also involved with Unicef Canada's $3-million HIV/AIDS program campaign.[10]

Philosophy

At the PBD Canada 2011, Pathak was a speaker at the Interactive Panel Discussion on Engaging 'Global Indians'. He suggested that, to understand the Global Indians, one should study (1.) Monarch (butterfly) (multi-generation round trip between south and North America), (2.) Blue Wildebeest (survival of blue wildebeest over the black wildebeest that are extinct now), and the (3.) Bees (how they are essential for existence of human life by being the pollination agent for plants). He described this approach as the "Three-B" approach to understanding how to engage the 'Global Indians'.[11]

Appointments & Awards

Pathak is appointee of the Government of Canada to the BDC board.[10] BDC is crown corporation financial institution wholly owned by the Government of Canada. He is an Executive in Residence with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, created by an Act of Parliament in 1984, APFC is an independent, not-for-profit think-tank on Canada's relations with Asia. He was previously on the Board of the North York General Hospital a leading multi-site regional teaching hospital servicing people in north central Toronto and southern York Region. He was named as one of "Canada's Top 40 Under 40" in 2009 by Caldwell Partners.[12][13] In 2009, Pathak was named to Rediff India Abroad's "Power List".[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Reichman Hauer Website". Reichman Hauer Website. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Reichmann, Hauer set to dip into market again". Reichmann, Hauer set to dip into market again. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Partridge, John (31 October 2007). "Reichmann-led group snaps up Black's Photo". Reichmann-led group snaps up Black's Photo (Toronto). Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Prashant Pathak Named to Board of Business Development Bank of Canada". Prashant Pathak Named to Board of Business Development Bank of Canada.
  5. ↑ "McKinsey Appointment Notice". McKinsey Appointment Notice.
  6. ↑ "Prashant Pathak Bio on Live Conference". Prashant Pathak Bio on Live Conference. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "Project Beyshick Overview".
  8. ↑ "POA Education Foundation - Project Beyshick". POA Education Foundation - Project Beyshick. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  9. ↑ Ladurantaye, Steve. "Prashant Pathak, Globe & Mail". Prashant Pathak, Globe & Mail (Toronto).
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Prashant Shanker Pathak Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Business Development Bank of Canada". Prashant Shanker Pathak Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Business Development Bank of Canada. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  11. ↑ "PBD Canada 2011". Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  12. ↑ Ladurantaye, Steve. "Top 40 Under 40". Top 40 Under 40 (Toronto). Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  13. ↑ "Top 40 Under 40". Top 40 Under 40.
  14. ↑ "Rediff India Abroad Power List". Rediff India Abroad Power List.

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