Arpan Gupta is the Director at Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry, leading divisions steel, mining, cement, non-ferrous metals, power, coal, hydrocarbons & renewable energy. His primary role at FICCI encompasses regulatory & policy deliberations with governments, organization of seminars along with report development and research management. He maintains strong relations with various Government officials. He has also been involved in leading industry delegations abroad for exploring collaboration & business opportunities for Indian industries.

Prior to joining FICCI, Arpan worked with IDC India for more than four years as Senior Manager Industry Verticals Research. He spearheaded key assignments for top IT vendors and was widely appreciated for his project management and leadership skills. Thereafter, he spearheaded the IT & industrial research, across APAC & MENA, at eprobe Research for around two years.

He is widely quoted in national dailies and magazines. He has presented papers on Indian IT market, Indian steel, mining & renewable energy industries and has led mining delegations to Germany & Australia and steel delegations to Dubai, France, Spain, Czech Republic & China. He regularly writes for various B-school journals and has been invited for numerous guest lecturers across management schools. He has also judged inter-college debate competition at Delhi School of Economics.

Arpan completed his MBA from Delhi School of Economics, specializing in International Business. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Commerce from University of Delhi.