We help organizations navigate complexity and turn it into opportunity. Our deep understanding of the industry's complexities—ranging from regulatory pressures to legacy system challenges—enables us to deliver relevant strategic solutions that are tailored to your organisation. Our adaptive approach ensures that strategies are not only sound in theory, but also executable and impactful in practice.
We partner with senior executives on a wide spectrum of strategic priorities—shaping long-term corporate strategy and resolving specific strategic issues, conducting market scans and due diligence to expand organically or inorganically, sharpening competitive positioning, identifying high ROI GenAI use cases and shaping broader AI and Data Strategy to support GenAI incorporation at your organisation. Together, we identify growth opportunities, stress-test strategic choices, and build the internal capabilities needed for sustained success.
Dr. Paul Raspin is the Founder and Managing Director of Stratevolve since it was established in 2001. He works closely with senior executives and management teams to develop effective strategies, address complex business challenges, and identify high-impact investment opportunities. Over the years, he has advised leadership teams across several major financial institutions.
Prior to founding Stratevolve, Paul spent 12 years at Arthur Andersen, where he led numerous strategy and strategic change projects for blue-chip organisations across sectors including financial services, retail, telecommunications, healthcare, and manufacturing.
In addition to his consulting work, Paul is a Visiting Senior Fellow at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), where he delivers strategy and finance modules to Executive MBA students. He is also an active researcher in the fields of finance and corporate strategy and a published author of the book ‘What's Your Competitive Advantage?’ which focuses on strategy, leadership, and management.
His academic credentials include a PhD in Strategic Management from Cranfield University, a Master’s in Economics from Macquarie University, and a Bachelor of Commerce from the Australian National University. He is also a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Barnaby is an expert in the financial services sector, bringing deep expertise in valuation, financial modelling, and strategic finance. With over 25 years of experience as a senior finance and management consultant, he advises senior leadership teams across both private and public sectors.
Earlier in his career, Barnaby was part of the senior management team at Andersen, working in London and Washington, D.C., where he successfully led numerous strategy, finance, and operational improvement engagements. His capabilities span strategic planning, financial modelling, performance management, market intelligence, and data analytics.
At Stratevolve, Barnaby has worked with senior executives at several financial institutions, supporting them on strategy development, customer-centric transformation, and finance-led value creation initiatives.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University College London and is a qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAEW).