Sanjeev Gupta

Advisory Board Member | Invest Africa

Sanjeev has been a Guest Lecturer at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and at the University of Amsterdam Business School and continues to present to the these and other universities globally and various think tanks.

Mr. Gupta has 30 years of experience in Investment and Fund Management, Private Equity and Corporate Finance.

His forte has been to blend together global and indigenous corporates, financial investors and governments to develop commercially viable business and development models that leave a sustainable impact on emerging market economies.

Prior to joining AFC, Mr. Gupta was the Managing Partner of Emerging Markets Mergers and Acquisitions Center of Excellence at Ernst and Young. He has also been the Chief Executive Officer of Sanlam Investment Management Emerging Markets operations and was a Founder & Managing Partner of Emerging Opportunity Consulting, an advisory firm specialising in SME financing.

Among his other interests , he currently serves as a Non Executive Director and Trustee in UK based NGO Common Purpose, chairs their Student Programme, is the Advisor to a Dubai based Family Office , mentors young professionals on doing business in emerging markets and also is an Advisory Board Member in Africa’s premier Networking organization Invest Africa.

Mr Gupta is an active speaker and writer on emerging market challenges, cultural intelligence and diversity management issues. He has spoken to various audiences and at numerous conferences, webinars and motivational forums.

Mr. Gupta is an Alumnus of the Said Business School, University of Oxford, England and also an alumnus of the MIT Sloan School of Management, USA. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, India (FCA).