Founder, Praefinium Partners, Author, Fund Manager and Visiting Fellow Business at the University of Oxford, Alpesh Patel has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2020 for services to the economy and international trade (London). Speaking to Asian Voice on winning this honour, Alpesh Patel said, “It’s been an honour to represent my country since 1999. Role models like CB Patel have elevated me and it’s a privilege to be part of our community. For a boy from Armley, Leeds it’s an honour. From Karamsad more and more is expected to always be deserving. For God, Queen, Family, Faith and the Country of my birth and the country of my proud glorious heritage.”
Alpesh Patel has been Asian Voice’s Columnist since the past ten years. Patel has been empowering everyone globally to Invest for superior returns using free tech and training from some of the best investors in the world.
His media profile and business, political and economic expertise have been utilised by the UK Government as their Dealmaker covering Asia and Middle East for over a decade. As the senior and longest serving member of a 15-20 strong team, he has delivered over £1BN of investment to the UK since 2005.
Alpesh has written over 200 columns for the Financial Times, and building a worldwide reputation as an authority on economic, business, political issues, with over 18, best-selling books on business, entrepreneurship topping the charts in UK and international Amazon stores and his political and economic paper review on BBC World TV reaching 300m viewers. He is also recognised as an industry expert by international corporate giants, including Barclays, Lloyds Bank, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and ICICI Bank, to deliver advice at C-level on the global economy and growth strategies.
As a businessman Patel has built a successful private equity fund with a record of penetrative analysis of FTSE 100, 250, mid-cap companies, as well as global companies and economics and advising investors on successful strategies – with a track record commended by FT. Alpesh is the Co-founder of Indus Enterprises - the UK Chapter of one of the world’s largest entrepreneur mentoring organisations.
His philanthropic efforts range from his position as Co-Chair of the Advisory Board of The Loomba Trust which supports Widows and Orphans. He also helped in raising funds through rowathons at Barclays Bank using his financial networks for MAITI Nepal, which was born out of a crusade to protect Nepali girls and women from crimes likes domestic violence, trafficking for flesh trade, child prostitution, child labour and various forms of exploitation and torture . Alpesh has also raised funds for Akshay Patra’s Mid -Day Meal Programme. He has served as a director of the UK India Business Council for a decade since its inception where he helps UK companies to reshape their strategy and make informed decisions about investing in and growing in India. Patel is also a part of the CHN (City Hindu Network) Advisory Board to promote organ donation among the community members.
