About Us
Who we are
Green Hat Advisory specializes in reimagining business ecosystems to better manage Risk and Resilience. We help businesses drive growth and scale and realize value through Digital Transformation and Innovation. We act as Change Catalysts and empower Change Makers with our unique human-centric approach, “Unlocking the Power of Us.”
Green Hat Advisory is inspired by Edward De Bono’s Lateral Thinking. Of the Six Thinking Hats, we proudly wear the Green Hat that focuses on Creativity and the “art of possibility” thinking.
Emerging Technologies
and Data Science
Power of Us
About Us
Our Team

Rajesh Ram Naik
Founder & Managing Partner
Global C-Suite Leader with expertise in Strategy & Planning, Corporate Development, Product Management and Business Operations in large, global companies within highly competitive, complex and regulated industries. Trusted Strategic Advisor to the Board for driving scale and growth. Proven track record of creating shareholder value both organically and via corporate development activities (M&A, Carve-outs, and Spinoffs). Helped investors and organizations turn around companies to achieve their full growth potential and unlock value from assets and investments. Multi-Disciplinary Innovation Leader recognized for balancing strategy with execution, often tapped to build next-generation Product Platforms & Ecosystems and implementing large-scale Digital Transformation and Operational Excellence initiatives.

Thomas Cosgrove
Founder & Managing Partner
Global C-Suite Leader with deep experience in Business Strategy, M&A, Operations, Product Development, Risk Management and Compliance, across Banking, FinTech and Information Services. An accomplished, entrepreneurial, and energetic business leader who spent nearly a decade in Investment Banking before stepping into P&L leadership roles in Information Services. Successfully delivered growth for global Risk & Compliance businesses via organic and inorganic means, including M&A and new Product Innovation. Established a strategic vision and fostered innovation in the industry, by developing partnerships and new alliances to address product-market gaps. Built new capabilities with investments in emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Big Data and Predictive Analytics.

Yogita Naik
CHRO & Managing Director, People & Culture Practice
Global C-Suite Executive working at the intersection of strategy, people and culture to drive performance and growth across international markets, highly regulated industries, Fortune 100 companies and the social impact sector. Deep experience in Business Strategy, Human Capital Management, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) and Organizational Effectiveness. Recognized for bringing an analytics-driven, strategic yet pragmatic approach to human capital decisions and business solutions during wide scale Business Transformation, Mergers & Acquisitions and Change Management. Sought-after trusted-advisor to Company Boards, CEOs and other C-suite business executives with a track-record of successfully empowering innovation and digital modernization across multiple sectors.

Paulo Mouat
Managing Director, Technology Practice
Global Technology Leader with extensive experience partnering with C-Suite executives to drive strategic technology transformation and innovation in FinTech and Information Services. Seasoned Architect with a consistent history of designing and delivering mission-critical initiatives to support and drive rapid growth and acceleration while meeting regulatory compliance and industry norms. Multifaceted technology practitioner with an established record of helping organizations across scale inflection points through technology evolution, process optimization, and acquisition due diligence and integration. Renowned for spearheading lean, adaptable, rapid response global solutions that minimize cost and complexity, blending emerging technologies, technical capabilities, team talent and operational excellence.
Our advisory work
What we do
Creating value for investors Throughout the deal lifecycle

GHA helps Investors evaluate their Portfolio Companies and overall portfolio with:
Portfolio Optimization | Investment Opportunities | Value Capture/Realization | Exit Strategy
Whom we serve
Helping Organizations Scale & Grow
We help organizations realize strategic growth opportunities by assessing the market environment, optimizing their product & services portfolio, strengthening their organizational capabilities and by implementing effective go-to-market strategies
- Deep experience in Financial Services, Insurance, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Information Services, Media and Technology
- Customers include the largest, global Financial Institutions, Insurance companies, Law Firms, Tax & Accounting Firms, Consulting Firms and Fortune 500 companies
- Market Intelligence & Outside-in Analysis
- Deep Industry Knowledge & Insights
- M&A Target Identification, Due-Diligence
- Partnerships, Joint Ventures & Alliances
- Portfolio Company Value Enhancement
- Strategy Implementation & Execution
- Target Operating Model Optimization
- People Plan, strengthening Talent and building Organizational Capabilities
- Change Management and improving Business Agility
- Assess Digital Maturity and Readiness
- Drive Digital Transformation
- Harness the power of AI to drive business scale & growth
- Foster Innovation to build competitive advantage
- Go-to-Market and Commercial Strategy
- Brand and Channel Management
- New Product Development and Platform Integration
- Value/Synergy Realization and Margin Expansion
- Sales Effectiveness and end-to-end Service Transformation
- Data & Analytics Strategy and Design
- Enhanced Commercial Decision Support
- Predictive Analytics to improve business results
The principles
Unlocking the power of us
Helping people & organizations realize their full potential by unlocking value and maximizing their positive impact

- Investing in Growth & Development
- Define your Purpose & Culture
- Ignite, Connect & Amplify
- Measure Impact
- Leadership
- Strategy
- Across Teams, beyond Silos