Arun Gupta — CEO
Arun Gupta is the President and Managing Trustee of Pinkishe Foundation, a robust and fast-growing social enterprise dedicated to menstrual health and hygiene. In just eight years, under his leadership, the foundation has evolved into a pan-India movement, partnering with corporates, governments, and grassroots networks to reach millions of women and girls across the country. With more than three decades of corporate leadership experience before making a crossover into the development sector, Arun brings the rigor of enterprise management together with feet-on-the-ground connect to communities. He has driven pioneering initiatives ranging from menstrual education and pad bank programs to innovative solutions like IoT-enabled sanitary pad vending machines in hundreds of schools and communities that truly needed them. He strongly believes that India’s social sector today stands at a cusp of transformational change. If citizens, corporates, governments, and institutions join hands and improve systems with urgency, the sector can create large-scale impact at speed. With his deep love for India and its people, Arun continues to advocate that this collective responsibility can accelerate the nation’s journey to becoming a truly developed country.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in social enterprise with a focus on health and community development.
Location: Delhi, India
Experience: 22 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- Social Services
- Leadership
- Program Management
- Quality Management
- Process Improvement
Career Highlights
- Led a pan-India movement for menstrual health.
- Implemented IoT solutions for sanitary pad access.
- Over three decades of corporate leadership experience.
Work Experience
Pinkishe
President (8 yrs 9 mos)
Perot Systems
Associate Director- Quality Management (4 yrs 5 mos)
Amdocs
Senior Quality Manager (2 yrs 1 mo)
IBM Global Services
Chief Consultant QA (1 yr)
IGT Solutions
Head QA (2 yrs)
R Systems
QA Manager (1 yr)
HCL Infosystems Ltd
SEPG Head (1 yr)
Xansa plc
SQA Lead (2 yrs)
SGS
Quality Engineer (1 yr 3 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Engineering at Aligarh Muslim University
at Atomic Energy Central School