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Mr. Gupta is the Founder and Managing Director of Stakeholders Empowerment Services, a not for profit corporate governance research and advisory firm. He has ultimate responsibility for all aspects of the firm’s strategy, team and operations. He has over 40 years of diversified professional experience in public and private sector including two terms with securities market regulator (SEBI) in India. In his first stint with SEBI (1994-96), Mr. Gupta was the Division Chief of Primary and Secondary Market Division. He was the SEBI nominee director on the boards of Pune and Vadodra Stock Exchange. He re-joined SEBI in July 2009 as Executive Director for a two-year term and was in charge of Market Regulations, Surveillance, Derivatives and New Products departments. He was a member secretary of the Committee headed by Dr. Bimal Jalan, former Governor, RBI, to review market Infrastructure Institutions. He was also SEBI nominee on IOSCO Standing Committee, member of Steering Committee of CPSS-IOSCO. Mr Gupta is a B Tech (Electrical Engineering.) from IIT Kanpur (1977), CAIIB (1984), and Certified Financial Analyst, ICFAI (1991). He started his career with BHEL and later worked with State Bank of India, Indo Gulf Fertilizers Ltd & Grasim Industries Ltd. He is also a member of International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN). Mr. Gupta is also a member in the following Committees: 1. Primary Market Advisory Committee of SEBI 2. Kerala Infrastructure Investment Board (Statutory Body under Govt. of Kerala)- independent Board Member & Executive committee member 3. Secretarial Standard Board - ICSI 4. Chairman of Task Force for Audit/ Due Diligence/ Compliance of SEBI Laws constituted by ICSI 5. Member of Corporate Governance committee (Kotak Committee) constituted by SEBI 6. Committee constituted by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, to review rules relating to deposits by listed companies. 7. Capital Markets Committee of CII and ASSOCHAM. Mr. Gupta works pro bono in Stakeholders Empowerment Services