HRAI 50 Under 50 Awards 2025
Q.What do you consider to be your most significant professional achievement, and how did it impact your career?
One of JP’s most significant professional achievements has been transforming SG Analytics’ ESG and Data practices from niche offerings into market-leading business verticals. This evolution not only shaped the firm’s growth trajectory but also redefined how purpose-led consulting and AI-driven operations could scale in real-world enterprise environments. By building these practices from the ground up, JP embedded sustainability and data at the core of client service models, shifting the perception of delivery from a backend function to a strategic differentiator. These efforts established SG Analytics as a trusted partner for long-term enterprise accounts across banking, fintech, and capital markets. The success of this transformation expanded JP’s leadership remit, moving him from a delivery-focused executive to a transformation partner, influencing strategic decision-making, and enabling large-scale impact across global clients.
Q.What leadership principles or strategies have you found most effective in leading teams and organizations to success?
JP’s leadership is anchored in empathy and clarity. He believes effective leadership starts by acknowledging that every team member has a unique journey and that creating space for diverse capabilities leads to stronger outcomes. His leadership style focuses on building capacity, capability, and belief. Rather than directing from the top, he creates environments where individuals feel empowered to co-create, take ownership, and challenge the status quo. JP leads by conviction, not control, pairing strategic intent with executional depth.
This approach has enabled teams under his guidance to launch transformative service lines, grow into business-oriented leaders, and deliver consistently in high-stakes environments. His success as a leader lies in fostering trust, delivering context-driven guidance, and cultivating a culture of autonomy, speed, and purpose.
Q.What role do mentorship and collaboration play in your career? Have you had any influential mentors or collaborators who’ve shaped your professional journey?
Mentorship and collaboration have played a foundational role in JP’s career. He believes that mentoring others is not just a way to give back, it is also a way to sharpen one’s own thinking and leadership maturity. Over the years, he has actively mentored young managers, helping them evolve into impact leaders capable of navigating complexity with confidence. Collaboratively, JP has thrived in cross-functional environments, often bringing together client engagements, sustainability experts, domain consultants, and technologists to build integrated solutions. These collaborations have helped him shape enterprise-ready practices grounded in innovation and relevance. While JP credits many colleagues for shaping his leadership journey, he believes real growth happens through mutually respectful problem-solving, diverse perspectives, and shared ownership of outcomes.
Q.What do you believe is the most critical skill or mindset for staying innovative and relevant in an ever-evolving industry?
According to JP, the most critical mindset for staying relevant is one of operational curiosity, the discipline of learning by doing, iterating, and refining. Innovation is not reserved for R&D labs; it must be embedded in day-to-day execution. JP maintains a sharp focus on real-world applicability, always asking: “Is this scalable? Is it embedded? Is it measurable?” Whether operationalizing AI across value chains or anticipating sustainability trends ahead of market curves, JP believes that staying innovative requires both foresight and follow-through. This means staying close to clients, understanding evolving challenges, and translating those into actionable, tech-enabled solutions. He also stresses the importance of self-learning through industry reports, advisory boards, and peer networks to stay ahead of shifts in AI, ESG, and data strategy.
Q.What's your top advice for young professionals looking to achieve the recognition you've earned in your field?
JP’s advice to young professionals is to build deep capability before chasing visibility. Recognition is a byproduct of consistency, credibility, and client trust.
He encourages upcoming leaders to focus on operational excellence, doing the hard work of solving real problems, refining their craft, and staying grounded in execution. Equally important is developing empathy, as leadership is not about commanding but enabling.
He urges professionals to challenge the status quo, but always with context and clarity. Mentorship, continuous learning, and collaborative intent should form the foundation of any career. JP often shares, “If you take care of professional excellence, personal fulfillment will follow.” For him, the most lasting recognition comes not from awards, but from clients who return, refer, and rely on your partnership.