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Chairman of the World Education Foundation
A noted entrepreneur and business executive who possesses nearly 40 years of experience at a wide range of companies in the United States and abroad, Vinod Gupta currently serves as General Partner of Everest Capital Partners, Inc. in Omaha, Nebraska. Born and raised in Rampur Mahyaran, India, Vinod Gupta first demonstrated his superior talents in high school, gaining admission to the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) in 1962. For the next five years, Vinod Gupta pursued topics in Agricultural Engineering at IIT Kharagpur, building a solid foundation for his future educational and professional pursuits. After graduating from IIT Kharagpur in May 1967 with a Bachelor of Technology, Vinod Gupta relocated to the United States and settled in Lincoln, Nebraska. As a dual Master’s candidate at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from August 1968 through May 1971, Vinod Gupta devoted his time and energy to studies in engineering and business management. Earning his Master of Science in Engineering in 1969 and Master of Business Administration in 1971, Vinod Gupta soon launched his career as a Marketing Research Manager at The Commodore Corporation in Omaha. During his time with The Commodore Corporation, a mobile home manufacturer, Vinod Gupta discovered the value of information and database management, generating a list of all mobile home dealers in the United States from the 4,800 available Yellow Pages directories. After The Commodore Corporation encouraged him to sell his list to other manufacturers, Vinod Gupta and his boss struck out on their own, founding Business Research Services & American Business Lists in 1972. For the next 13 years, Vinod Gupta and his associates compiled and categorized the entirety of the United States’ Yellow Pages directories, with substantial demand from small-business customers. Upon its IPO in 1993, American Business Lists underwent many changes in the ensuing years, becoming infoUSA and, later, infoGROUP. In 1996, President Bill Clinton nominated Vinod Gupta as Counsel General to Bermuda. When confirmed, Vinod Gupta was nominated to be U.S. Ambassador to Fiji. Due to his commitment to infoUSA, he withdrew his nomination. In August 2008, Vinod Gupta retired from his post as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board at infoGROUP, leaving a legacy of hands-on leadership and measurable performance with his company. For more information about Vinod Gupta’s present activities, visit www.vingupta.com.
Vin Gupta's Publications
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About Vin Gupta
December, 2010
A graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Vin Gupta holds a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering, as well as a Master of Science in Engineering and a Master of Business Administration. Currently overseeing the operations of Everest Capital Partners, Inc., a private equity and venture capital consulting firm that he established in 1987, Mr. Gupta maintains a strong commitment to providing educational opportunities to young scholars in India, the country of his birth. The world’s second-most populous country, India stands at the forefront of international commerce expansion, due in part to a marked increase in agricultural productivity and technological advancement. As India’s position in the global marketplace becomes more prominent, professionally accomplished individuals such as Vin Gupta respond in a proactive manner, giving back by donating considerable amounts to those academic institutions that serve as training grounds for the country’s next generation of leaders. Utilizing the resources of the Vinod Gupta Charitable Foundation, Vin Gupta supports several pioneering programs at the University of Lucknow, a school located in Uttar Pradesh, India. In the past few years, Mr. Gupta provided the University of Lucknow with approximately $2 million to fund the development of the Dr. Giri Lal Gupta Institute of Public Health (GLGIOPH) and the Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma Institute of Democracy (SDSIOD). In addition to his fiscal contributions to the GLGIOPH and SDSIOD, Mr. Gupta facilitated the creation of the William Jefferson Clinton Science and Technology Center at Gochar Intermediate College. Vin Gupta also made large donations that resulted in the founding of the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law and the Vinod Gupta School of Management at the Indian Institute of Technology. To learn more about the Vinod Gupta Charitable Foundation’s commendable work, visit www.vingupta.com.
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Michael Lewis , Michael Lewis by Vin Gupta
January, 2011
by Vin Gupta
One of my favorite authors, journalist Michael Lewis writes insightful nonfiction about topics at the intersection of finance and culture. Currently a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, Lewis grew up in New Orleans and graduated from Princeton University with a degree in art history.
Subsequently, Lewis relocated to England, where he earned a Master’s degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and joined the investment firm Salomon Brothers (which eventually merged with Citigroup). Lewis began working as a journalist while functioning as a bond salesman at Salomon Brothers before eventually leaving to pursue a writing career.
Lewis’ first book, the 1989 Liar’s Poker, describes his experiences at Salomon with an unflattering portrayal of Wall Street culture, as well as an overview of the economic climate of the time. In addition to contributing to publications such as the New York Times Magazine, Bloomberg, and Slate, Lewis has authored 12 books during his career, many of which investigate financial and cultural phenomena. In his 1999 book, The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story, Lewis examines the driving motivations of the engineers and entrepreneurs behind the Silicon Valley boom. In Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, published in 2003, Lewis turns his analytical eye to figuring out how the Oakland Athletics baseball team built a consistently winning roster despite a lack of funds. Lewis’s 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game follows the development of offensive football strategy, as well as the story of Baltimore Ravens left tackle Michael Oher.
The Blind Side eventually became a 2009 film that received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. In his most recent book, The Big Shot: Inside the Doomsday Machine, Lewis returns to his roots with a gripping and comprehensive picture of the financial crisis of the last decade.
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