Umang Gupta
Encyclopedia
Umang Gupta is an Indian-American engineer
, businessman and millionaire
philanthropist
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and Chief Executive Officer
of Keynote Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: KEYN) since December 1997. Keynote Systems is a Silicon Valley, California Company that employs 307 people and has revenue of $79.9 Million as per Forbes.com. The company develops and sells services, hardware and software to measure, test, assure and improve the quality of service of the Internet and of mobile communications.
from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, and an M.B.A. degree (1972) from Kent State University
in Ohio, USA. In 1996, Umang received the Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur for his outstanding contributions to Information Technology and entrepreneurial achievements.
as their 17th employee and served as Vice President and General Manager of the Microcomputer Products Division through 1984. At Oracle he is accredited with writing the first business plan for the company. Umang has also been an active investor and advisor to a number of Silicon Valley start-up companies including serving on the Board of Trustees of Mosaix, a publicly held call-center systems company from 1997 to 1999 until its sale to Lucent Technologies.
, a client/server database and tools company, from 1984 to 1996, where he helped to usher in the era of client server computing with the world’s first SQL database server and application development tools for PC networks.
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
, businessman and millionaire
Millionaire
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philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
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Career
Umang Gupta is the current Chairman of the BoardChairman of the Board
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and Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Keynote Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: KEYN) since December 1997. Keynote Systems is a Silicon Valley, California Company that employs 307 people and has revenue of $79.9 Million as per Forbes.com. The company develops and sells services, hardware and software to measure, test, assure and improve the quality of service of the Internet and of mobile communications.
Education
Umang Gupta holds a Bachelor of Technology degree (1971) in Chemical EngineeringChemical engineering
Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, and an M.B.A. degree (1972) from Kent State University
Kent State University
Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...
in Ohio, USA. In 1996, Umang received the Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur for his outstanding contributions to Information Technology and entrepreneurial achievements.
IBM and Oracle
After working seven years at IBM, in 1981 Umang Gupta joined Oracle CorporationOracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
as their 17th employee and served as Vice President and General Manager of the Microcomputer Products Division through 1984. At Oracle he is accredited with writing the first business plan for the company. Umang has also been an active investor and advisor to a number of Silicon Valley start-up companies including serving on the Board of Trustees of Mosaix, a publicly held call-center systems company from 1997 to 1999 until its sale to Lucent Technologies.
Other
In 2000 Umang was honored with of the Asian Pacific Foundation Award for Civic Leadership and Philanthropy. Apart from his professional activities, Umang has previously served on the board of the Peninsula Community Foundation, California, USA based public charity that builds investment and involvement in community. Umang along with his wife Ruth continues to devote time to PARCA, the Peninsula Association of Retarded Children and Adults, a non-profit organization in the Bay Area of California. He also has an avid interest in history and serves on the Board of the San Mateo Historical Association. Umang is the current Chairman of the IIT Kanpur Foundation and Board Chairman of PanIIT USA.Gupta Technologies
He was the founder and Chairman and CEO of Gupta TechnologiesGupta Technologies
Gupta Technologies, LLC, taken over by Unify Corporation in 2006 was a software development company whose principal products were the SQL relational database SQLBase, and a Rapid application development system called Team Developer...
, a client/server database and tools company, from 1984 to 1996, where he helped to usher in the era of client server computing with the world’s first SQL database server and application development tools for PC networks.
External links
- Umang Gupta Profile on Forbes.com
- Keynote Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: KEYN) Information on Forbes.com
- Official Web Site of Keynote Systems, Inc.
- Biography of Umang Gupta
- Interview of Umang Gupta - Chair PAN-IIT USA
- Umang Gupta as Keynote Speaker at Velocity - a Web Conference
- Umang Gupta in an Article by Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd
- Umang Gupta's Profile by IIT Kanpur, India
- List of Honorees of Distinguished Alumnus Awards by IIT Kanpur
- Umang Gupta's Profile on IIT Alumni Web Page