Draft:AYAN GUPTA
Ayan Gupta is an Indian executive business leader based in Kolkata, West Bengal. He holds an Executive Leadership Certification from Harvard Business School and has over 23 years of experience in leading capital-intensive, multi-geography enterprises.
Education
Ayan Gupta completed his Executive Leadership Certification at Harvard Business School, enhancing his leadership capabilities in business transformation and management.
Career
Ayan Gupta is a builder, operator, and transformation leader with more than 23 years of consecutive C-suite ownership. He has been entrusted four times by boards and investors to design, establish, and scale Global Capability Centers from inception to workforces ranging between 300 and 900 employees. Each center under his leadership delivered 30–40% year-over-year revenue growth, 20%+ EBITDA, and 100% compliance. He is recognized for managing high-stakes mandates such as greenfield GCC setups without existing infrastructure, BPO-to-captive transitions involving vendor consolidation, post-M&A integrations requiring rapid operating model alignment, and performance turnarounds that include cultural reset and delivery restoration. Ayan operates fluently at both board level and on the ground, governing over 60 live KPIs across multi-tower, multi-site operations.