One of the most well known business icons both in India and internationally, the former CEO of McKinsey Worldwide has become a role model in business acumen and leadership. He is also on the board of several globally acclaimed educational institutions.
Mr Gupta is an alumnus of The Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, where he obtained a Degree in Mechanical Engineering and The Harvard Business School. He started his career at McKinsey & Company, and went on to become the firm’s first Managing Director born outside of the United States. Since joining the firm, Mr. Gupta led a number of projects aimed at helping companies develop new products, market strategies and reorganise for improved effectiveness and operations capabilities. Over the years, he served clients across a variety of industries, including telecommunications, energy, and consumer goods.
He is currently Special Advisor on management reforms to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and is also an independent director at Goldman Sachs.
Boards and Committees
• Chairman of the Board of the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
• Advisory Board of Harvard Business School and the Kellogg School of Management
• Board of Governors of The Wharton School
• Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies
• Board of Trustees at the University of Chicago
• Deans Advisory Council at MIT Sloan School of Management.
• Co-Chair of the American India Foundation (AIF)
• Private Sector Representative to the Board of the Global Fund for Aids, Malaria, and Tuberculosis.
• Trustee on the Board of the Rockefeller Foundation.