Mr. Arjun P. Gupta

Arjun P. Gupta is on a mission to eliminate India’s need for fossil fuel-based energy. Arjun started Smart Joules in 2014 to drive substantial energy efficiency improvements across India’s businesses and factories and was recognized in 2014 as one of India’s top Young Leaders by the Economic Times newspaper, in 2015 as an Echoing Green Climate Fellow, in 2016 as Young Entrepreneur of the Year by Business Standard and Climate Strategies Accelerator Fellow, and in 2017 as a Champion of Change by the Prime Minister of India and Niti Aayog. Arjun also contributes to nurturing the efficiency industry as an Executive Council member of the Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE). Arjun has a Master’s degree in Engineering Systems from MIT and Bachelor’s degrees in Environmental Engineering and Economics from UC Berkeley.