Gaurav Gupta, Regional Director Asia and energy lead, Dalberg, India

Gaurav Gupta is Dalberg’s Regional Director for Asia and leads the firm’s energy practice. He founded Dalberg’s first office in Asia in Mumbai, where he is currently based. Gaurav works on a wide-ranging set of issues that include energy access, financial inclusion, access to education, and inclusive business strategies.  

Outside of Dalberg, Gaurav has been a founding partner in a string of social ventures including two eco-resorts, a sustainable online tourism platform, an organic tea plantation, and an eco-friendly fair trade fashion label.

Prior to Dalberg, Gaurav was a Project Leader with the Boston Consulting Group in Sydney and London. He holds an undergraduate degree in philosophy, politics, and economics from Oxford University, and a postgraduate degree in development economics from Yale University.  He was also a Fairfax scholar at the United World College of Hong Kong.