Vinita Gupta
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Vinita Gupta is an Indian-born American businesswoman. She is the founder and chairman of Digital Link Corporation (now Quick Eagle Networks). She is credited with being the first woman of Indian origin to take her company public in the United States.
and spent her early years in Delhi
. In 1973 she earned a bachelor's degree in electronics and communications from the University of Roorkee (now Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
). In 1974 she came to the United States and earned an M.S. in electrical engineering from University of California Los Angeles.
Lenkurt and later held engineering management positions at Bell Northern Research (now part of Nortel Networks).
In May 1985 Gupta founded Digital Link Corporation, a company which engaged in the design, manufacture, marketing, and support of digital wide-area network access products for global networks. The company went public in 1994 and was later renamed as Quick Eagle Networks. Gupta still serves as chairman, chief executive officer and president.
Gupta also serves as chairman of Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Research Institute. She also serves on the board of Indian School of Business (ISB)
, Hyderabad and Cancer Prevention Institute of California
.
Gupta holds two US Patents, one for a solid state relay
issued in 1984 and another for a square root circuit issued in 1986.
of Wind River Systems
, and co-founder of Integrated Systems. Gupta has two daughters.
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Early life and education
Gupta was born in 1950 in IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and spent her early years in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. In 1973 she earned a bachelor's degree in electronics and communications from the University of Roorkee (now Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee , formerly the University of Roorkee, is a public university located in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India...
). In 1974 she came to the United States and earned an M.S. in electrical engineering from University of California Los Angeles.
Career
In her early career, Gupta worked as an engineer for GTEGTE
GTE Corporation, formerly General Telephone & Electronics Corporation was the largest independent telephone company in the United States during the days of the Bell System....
Lenkurt and later held engineering management positions at Bell Northern Research (now part of Nortel Networks).
In May 1985 Gupta founded Digital Link Corporation, a company which engaged in the design, manufacture, marketing, and support of digital wide-area network access products for global networks. The company went public in 1994 and was later renamed as Quick Eagle Networks. Gupta still serves as chairman, chief executive officer and president.
Gupta also serves as chairman of Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
The Palo Alto Medical Foundation for Health Care, Research and Education is a not-for-profit health care organization with medical offices in more than 15 cities throughout the Bay Area. PAMF’s roots can be traced back to 1930 when Dr. Russel Van Arsdale Lee founded the Palo Alto Medical Clinic...
Research Institute. She also serves on the board of Indian School of Business (ISB)
Indian School of Business
The Indian School of Business is a business school in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. It offers a Post Graduate Programme in Management , a Fellow Program in Management, and a Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior...
, Hyderabad and Cancer Prevention Institute of California
Cancer Prevention Institute of California
The Cancer Prevention Institute of California, located in Fremont, California, is a center for cancer research, examining the incidence of cancer among general and specific groups of people at the local, state, and national level, and for the dissemination of cancer screening information.CPIC...
.
Gupta holds two US Patents, one for a solid state relay
Solid state relay
A solid state relay is an electronic switching device in which a small control signal controls a larger load current or voltage. It comprises a voltage or current sensor which responds to an appropriate input , a solid-state electronic switching device of some kind which switches power to the load...
issued in 1984 and another for a square root circuit issued in 1986.
Honors
For two consecutive years, Working Woman Magazine has named Digital Link one of the top 500 women-owned businesses in the United States. She was 1999 honoree at Asian Pacific Fund.Personal life
Gupta is married to Narendra Gupta, vice chairman and interim president and CEOChief 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 Wind River Systems
Wind River Systems
Wind River Systems, Inc. is a company providing embedded systems, development tools for embedded systems, middleware, and other types of software. The company was founded in Berkeley, California in 1981 by Jerry Fiddler and David Wilner. On June 4, 2009, Wind River announced that Intel had bought...
, and co-founder of Integrated Systems. Gupta has two daughters.
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