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⚫ {{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}'''Umang Gupta''' (born 1949) is an ] entrepreneur and ], ] executive credited with writing the first business plan for ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/umang-gupta/ |work=Forbes |title=Umang Gupta |access-date=17 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323014424/http://www.forbes.com/profile/umang-gupta/# |archive-date=23 March 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/drpg/umangguptachair.htm|publisher=Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur|title=Umang Gupta Chair|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205163133/http://www.iitk.ac.in/drpg/umangguptachair.htm|archivedate=2010-12-05}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.asianpacificfund.org/annual-campaign/2000-honoree-umang-gupta |publisher=Asian Pacific Fund |title=Umang Gupta}}</ref>
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⚫ '''Umang Gupta''' (August 3, 1949 – April 19, 2022) was an ] entrepreneur and ], ], executive credited with writing the first business plan for ].<ref name="IndiaWest-Obit">{{cite news |title=Indian American Software Pioneer Passes Away |url=https://indiawest.com/2022/04/21/indian-american-software-pioneer-passes-away/ |access-date=April 24, 2022 |work=India West Journal |date=April 21, 2022 |quote=Umang Gupta, who wrote the first business plan for Oracle Corporation, founded and led Gupta Technologies, and was CEO for Keynote Systems passed away peacefully on April 19, at his home after a two-year battle with bladder cancer. He was 73. |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526054433/https://indiawest.com/2022/04/21/indian-american-software-pioneer-passes-away/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/umang-gupta/ |work=Forbes |title=Umang Gupta |access-date=September 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323014424/http://www.forbes.com/profile/umang-gupta/ |archive-date=March 23, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/drpg/umangguptachair.htm|publisher=Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur|title=Umang Gupta Chair|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205163133/http://www.iitk.ac.in/drpg/umangguptachair.htm|archivedate=December 5, 2010}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=http://www.asianpacificfund.org/annual-campaign/2000-honoree-umang-gupta |publisher=Asian Pacific Fund |title=Umang Gupta |access-date=November 14, 2013 |archive-date=April 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413144705/http://www.asianpacificfund.org/annual-campaign/2000-honoree-umang-gupta |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was also the founder of enterprise software company ] and was later the CEO of ].
== Biography ==
=== Education ===
⚫ Umang Gupta holds a Bachelor of Technology degree (1971) in ] from ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iitk.ac.in/ |publisher=India Institute of Technology |title=Official website}}</ref> Kanpur, India. During the Vietnam War, Gupta immigrated to the United States to earn his M.B.A. and to join the technology industry.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2007-07-01 |title=ON THE RECORD / Umang Gupta / Chairman, PanIIT USA |url=https://www.sfgate.com/business/ontherecord/article/ON-THE-RECORD-Umang-Gupta-Chairman-PanIIT-USA-2554117.php |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=SFGATE |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Heredia |first=Christopher |date=2004-02-20 |title=Gifts give History Museum a boost |language=en-US |work=San Francisco Chronicle |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Gifts-give-History-Museum-a-boost-2793301.php |access-date=2022-04-03}}</ref> After immigrating to the United States, Gupta also earned M.B.A. degree (1972) from ] in Ohio, US.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tahmincioglu |first=Eve |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gLqI_xRiPP0C&dq=%22umang+gupta%22+%22kent+state%22&pg=PA85 |title=From the Sandbox to the Corner Office: Lessons Learned on the Journey to the Top |date=2006-09-30 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-470-05416-1 |language=en}}</ref> In 1996, Umang received the Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.<ref name=":0" />


== Early life ==

⚫ Gupta was born on August 23, 1949, in ], the son of ] and Ved Prakash Gupta. His mother was a politician and activist, while his father worked with the Indian labor ministry. He was raised by his father, Mr. Ved Prakash Gupta after his parents separated when he was a young child. He obtained his Bachelor of Technology degree in ] from ] in 1971.<ref name="IITK-AlumProfile">{{cite web |title=Mr. Umang Gupta (BT/CHE/1971) |url=https://www.iitk.ac.in/dora/profile/umang-gupta |website=www.iitk.ac.in |publisher=Office of Resources and Alumni, ] |access-date=April 24, 2022}}</ref><ref name="IITK-obit">{{cite web |title=IIT Kanpur mourns the passing of Distinguished Alumnus and Indian American Software Pioneer Umang Gupta |url=https://www.iitk.ac.in/new/software-pioneer-umang-gupta |website=www.iitk.ac.in |publisher=] |access-date=April 24, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Don |date=April 22, 2022 |title=Umang Gupta, Who Paved Way for Indian Tech Executives, Dies at 73 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/22/technology/umang-gupta-dead.html |access-date=April 23, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> During his time at IIT Kanpur, Gupta was exposed to the first ] in the country helping him develop his ] skills.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2007 |title=ON THE RECORD / Umang Gupta / Chairman, PanIIT USA |url=https://www.sfgate.com/business/ontherecord/article/ON-THE-RECORD-Umang-Gupta-Chairman-PanIIT-USA-2554117.php |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=SFGATE |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Heredia |first=Christopher |date=February 20, 2004 |title=Gifts give History Museum a boost |language=en-US |work=San Francisco Chronicle |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Gifts-give-History-Museum-a-boost-2793301.php |access-date=April 3, 2022}}</ref> After immigrating to the United States, Gupta also earned M.B.A. degree (1972) from ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tahmincioglu |first=Eve |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gLqI_xRiPP0C&dq=%22umang+gupta%22+%22kent+state%22&pg=PA85 |title=From the Sandbox to the Corner Office: Lessons Learned on the Journey to the Top |date=September 30, 2006 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-470-05416-1 |language=en}}</ref> In 1996, Umang received the Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT Kanpur.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
=== IBM and Oracle === === IBM and Oracle ===
After graduating, he joined ] as a computer sales representative.<ref name=":1" /> After working seven years at IBM, in 1981 Umang Gupta joined ] as their 17th employee. He is credited with writing the company’s first business plan in 1981 and was eventually promoted to vice president of the company’s microcomputer products division. He served in this role until his departure from the company in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Umang Gupta: No Victory is Final and No defeat is Fatal-Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |url=https://www.cioreview.com/magazine/Umang-Gupta--No-Victory-is-Final--and-No-defeat-is-Fatal-HYRE900815365.html |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=www.cioreview.com}}</ref> Umang has also been an active investor and advisor to a number of ] start-up companies including serving on the Board of Trustees of Mosaix, a publicly held call-center systems company from 1997 to 1999 until its sale to ]. After graduating, he joined ] as a computer sales representative.<ref name=":1" /> After working seven years at IBM, in 1981 Umang Gupta joined ] as their 17th employee. He was credited with writing the company's first business plan in 1981 and was eventually promoted to vice president of the company's microcomputer products division. He remained in the role until his departure from the company in 1984.{{cn|date=March 2024}}


=== Gupta Technologies === === Gupta Technologies ===
He was the founder and chief executive of ], a client/server database and tools company, from 1984 to 1996, where he helped to usher in the era of client server computing with the first SQL database server and application development tools for PC networks.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Umang |last1=Gupta |first2=William |last2=Gietz |title=SQL Programmer's Guide |date= June 1989 |isbn= 9780880223904 |publisher= Que Corporation}}</ref> In the ‘80s, Gupta Technologies produced products such as interfaces for programming custom applications and tools for programmers with a background in ], ], or ].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Neil A. |date=2004-12-02 |title=Deal Done, With Perseverance and a Poker Game |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/02/business/deal-done-with-perseverance-and-a-poker-game.html |access-date=2022-04-03 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Gupta was the first executive who had worked under ] to start his own company.<ref name=":0" /> Gupta Technologies was the first-ever Indian-run enterprise software company to go public on ].<ref name=":0" /> Gupta sold the company in 1997.<ref name=":2" /> He was the founder and chief executive of ], a ] database and tools company, from 1984 to 1996, where he helped to usher in the era of client server computing with the first ] ] and application development tools for PC networks.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Umang |last1=Gupta |first2=William |last2=Gietz |title=SQL Programmer's Guide |date= June 1989 |isbn= 9780880223904 |publisher= Que Corporation}}</ref> In the 1980s, products of Gupta Technologies included interfaces for programming custom applications and tools for programmers with a background in ], ], or ].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Neil A. |date=December 2, 2004 |title=Deal Done, With Perseverance and a Poker Game |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/02/business/deal-done-with-perseverance-and-a-poker-game.html |access-date=April 3, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Gupta was the first executive who had worked under ] to start his own company.<ref name=":0" /> Gupta Technologies was the first Indian-run enterprise software company to go public on ].<ref name=":0" /> Gupta sold the company in 1997.<ref name=":2" />


=== Keynote Systems === === Keynote Systems ===
Gupta was chairman and chief executive officer of ] from December 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/02/business/02sbiz.html?_r=1& |work=The New York Times |title=Deal done, with perseverance and a poker game|date=2 December 2004}}</ref> Gupta oversaw the company as it went public in 1999.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Abelson |first=Reed |date=2001-05-16 |title=MANAGEMENT; Cyclical School of Hard Knocks |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/16/business/management-cyclical-school-of-hard-knocks.html |access-date=2022-04-03 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Gupta was able to negotiate the merger between Keynote and Vividence in 2004 after meeting Vividence CEO Peter Watkins at a poker game.<ref name=":2" /> It was sold to ] company ] in August 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/22/ca-thoma-bravo-idUSnBw225883a+100+BSW20130822 |title= Thoma Bravo Completes Take-Private Acquisition of Keynote |publisher= Reuters |work= Press release |date= 22 August 2013 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130928045304/https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/22/ca-thoma-bravo-idUSnBw225883a+100+BSW20130822 |archivedate= 28 September 2013 |access-date= 24 March 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Keynote Completes Sale to Thoma Bravo: Becoming a Privately-Held Company |publisher= Keynote |work= Press release |date= 22 August 2013 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130903063051/http://www.keynote.com/company/press_room/releases_2013/08.22.13.html |archivedate= 3 September 2013 |url= http://www.keynote.com/company/press_room/releases_2013/08.22.13.html |access-date= 24 March 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/23/keynote-sale-shows-what-umang-gupta-learned/ |publisher= The Wall Street Journal |title= Keynote sale shows what Umang Gupta learned|date=23 August 2013}}</ref> Gupta was chairman and chief executive officer of ] from December 1997.<ref name=":2" /> He oversaw the company as it went public in 1999.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Abelson |first=Reed |date=May 16, 2001 |title=MANAGEMENT; Cyclical School of Hard Knocks |language=en-US |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/16/business/management-cyclical-school-of-hard-knocks.html |access-date=April 3, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Gupta was able to negotiate the merger between Keynote and Vividence in 2004 after meeting Vividence CEO Peter Watkins at a poker game.<ref name=":2" /> It was sold to ] company ] in August 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/22/ca-thoma-bravo-idUSnBw225883a+100+BSW20130822 |title= Thoma Bravo Completes Take-Private Acquisition of Keynote |publisher= Reuters |work= Press release |date= August 22, 2013 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130928045304/https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/22/ca-thoma-bravo-idUSnBw225883a+100+BSW20130822 |archivedate= September 28, 2013 |access-date= March 24, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Keynote Completes Sale to Thoma Bravo: Becoming a Privately-Held Company |publisher= Keynote |work= Press release |date= August 22, 2013 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130903063051/http://www.keynote.com/company/press_room/releases_2013/08.22.13.html |archivedate= September 3, 2013 |url= http://www.keynote.com/company/press_room/releases_2013/08.22.13.html |access-date= March 24, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="WSJ-20130823">{{cite web|last1=Clark |first1=Don |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/23/keynote-sale-shows-what-umang-gupta-learned/ |website= The Wall Street Journal |title= Keynote sale shows what Umang Gupta learned |date=August 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527000112/https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/23/keynote-sale-shows-what-umang-gupta-learned/?guid=BL-DGB-28762&dsk=y |archive-date=May 27, 2018 |format=web.archive.org}}</ref>


=== Other === === Other ===
Gupta served as an advisor and investor in ]’s project to create a venture capital fund for India in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Peter Sinton, Chronicle Senior |date=1995-03-14 |title=Venture Capital Fund Will Focus On Fueling India |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Venture-Capital-Fund-Will-Focus-On-Fueling-India-3040837.php |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref> Gupta served as an advisor and investor in ]’s project to establish a ] fund for India in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Peter Sinton, Chronicle Senior |date=March 14, 1995 |title=Venture Capital Fund Will Focus On Fueling India |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Venture-Capital-Fund-Will-Focus-On-Fueling-India-3040837.php |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref> He served on the board of Mosaix, a company that developed call-center software, from 1997 to 1999, before it was sold to ].<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 21, 2004 |title=Umang and Ruth Gupta |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/umang-and-ruth-gupta/story-y4ntjfPIS0vOQE3aHQyoMN.html |access-date=April 23, 2022 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>


After selling Keynote Systems, Gupta dedicated his efforts to education for young children, founding SeaShells Education. One of his main initiatives was Reading Racer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New reading app released: Reading Racer {{!}} Entertainment Technology Center |url=https://www.etc.cmu.edu/blog/new-reading-app-released-reading-racer/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=www.etc.cmu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-02-10 |title=Readers’ Biggest Retirement Surprises |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/readers-biggest-retirement-surprises-1486743501 |access-date=2022-04-19 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Gupta also began investing in educational technology companies such as Front Row Education.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singer |first=Natasha |date=2015-03-11 |title=Privacy Pitfalls as Education Apps Spread Haphazardly |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/technology/learning-apps-outstrip-school-oversight-and-student-privacy-is-among-the-risks.html |access-date=2022-04-19 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> After selling Keynote Systems, Gupta dedicated his efforts to education for young children, founding SeaShells Education. One of his main initiatives was Reading Racer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New reading app released: Reading Racer {{!}} Entertainment Technology Center |url=https://www.etc.cmu.edu/blog/new-reading-app-released-reading-racer/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=www.etc.cmu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 10, 2017 |title=Readers' Biggest Retirement Surprises |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/readers-biggest-retirement-surprises-1486743501 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Gupta developed the Reading Racer app with a team including Carnegie Mellon graduates Melanie Lam and Rodrigo Cano and also launched a foundation to continue support for Reading Racer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hagerty |first=James R. |date=2022-04-29 |title=Immigrant From India Headed U.S. Software Firms |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/immigrant-from-india-headed-u-s-software-firms-11651242158 |access-date=2022-06-08 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Gupta also began investing in educational technology companies such as Front Row Education.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singer |first=Natasha |date=March 11, 2015 |title=Privacy Pitfalls as Education Apps Spread Haphazardly |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/technology/learning-apps-outstrip-school-oversight-and-student-privacy-is-among-the-risks.html |access-date=April 19, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


In 2000 Gupta was honored with of the Shreyas Mavanoor Foundation Award<ref name=":1" /> for Civic Leadership and Philanthropy. Gupta served on the board of the Peninsula Community Foundation, California, which later merged with another foundation to form the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the largest community foundation in the United States. He along with his wife Ruth were donors to, and served as board members of PARCA, a non-profit organization in the Bay Area of California devoted to the needs of the developmentally disabled and their families,<ref>{{Cite web |title=PARCA » You’re Remarkable Dinner 2020 |url=https://parca.org/photo-highlights/yrdinner-2020/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |language=en}}</ref> and helped to found Raji House, a respite home for the developmentally disabled, located in Burlingame, California. Gupta also has an avid interest in history and served as Chairman of the Board of the San Mateo Historical Association<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historysmc.org/main.php?page=board |publisher= SMCHA Official Website |title=Board of Directors}}</ref> where he and his wife helped sponsor the "Immigrants Gallery", also known as the “Land of Opportunity” Exhibit, a permanent exhibition to honor the contributions of immigrants to San Mateo County.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Land of Opportunity - San Mateo County History Museum |url=https://historysmc.org/exhibits/land-of-opportunity/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=San Mateo County Historical Association |language=en-US}}</ref> Gupta and his wife Ruth also contributed $500,000 for the renovation of the San Mateo County History Museum, which was acknowledged as the biggest private contribution received by the museum.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heredia |first=Christopher |date=2004-02-20 |title=Gifts give History Museum a boost |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Gifts-give-History-Museum-a-boost-2793301.php |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2000, Gupta was honored with the Shreyas Mavanoor Foundation Award<ref name=":1" /> for Civic Leadership and Philanthropy. Gupta served on the board of the Peninsula Community Foundation, California, which later merged with another foundation to form the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the largest community foundation in the United States. He along with his wife Ruth were donors to, and served as board members of PARCA, a non-profit organization in the ] devoted to the needs of the developmentally disabled and their families,<ref>{{Cite web |title=PARCA » You're Remarkable Dinner 2020 |url=https://parca.org/photo-highlights/yrdinner-2020/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> and helped to found Raji House, a respite home for the developmentally disabled, located in Burlingame, California. Gupta also had an avid interest in history and served as Chairman of the Board and on the President’s Advisory Committee of the ''San Mateo County Historical Association'' (SMCHA); SMCHA operated the ], where he and his wife helped sponsor the "Immigrants Gallery", also known as the “Land of Opportunity” Exhibit, a permanent exhibition to honor the contributions of immigrants to ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Land of Opportunity - San Mateo County History Museum |url=https://historysmc.org/exhibits/land-of-opportunity/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=San Mateo County Historical Association |date=August 15, 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="AboutSMCHA">{{cite web |title=About the San Mateo County Historical Association |date=June 12, 2020 |url=https://historysmc.org/about-smcha/ |publisher=] |access-date=April 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121080904/https://historysmc.org/about-smcha/ |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |format=web.archive.org}}</ref> Gupta and his wife Ruth also contributed $500,000 for the renovation of the San Mateo County History Museum, which was acknowledged as the biggest private contribution received by the museum.<ref name=":3" />


Gupta was also a co-founder of the IIT Kanpur Foundation and currently serves as Global Board Chairman of PanIIT,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iit.org/team/paniit-global/ |publisher=PANIIT Global|title=Global Mission}}</ref> the alumni organization of over 200,000 alumni of the Indian Institutes of Technology. He has also participated as an angel investor and adviser to various ] technology companies. Gupta was also a co-founder of the IIT Kanpur Foundation<ref name="IITK-AlumProfile" /> and served as Global Board Chairman of PanIIT,<ref name="IITK-AlumProfile" /> the alumni organization of over 200,000 alumni of the Indian Institutes of Technology. Bagla is credited with drafting the constitution of the Global PanIIT Association, which is used in the association's chapters around the world.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-21 |title=Indian American Software Pioneer Passes Away |url=https://indiawest.com/2022/04/21/indian-american-software-pioneer-passes-away/ |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=IndiaWest |language=en-US |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526054433/https://indiawest.com/2022/04/21/indian-american-software-pioneer-passes-away/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He participated as an angel investor and advisor to various ] technology companies.<ref name=":5" />


Gupta was also a guest contributor to ''The New York Times''.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=The Boss: Love That Lemonade Stand |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/jobmarket/120199manage-boss.html |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=archive.nytimes.com}}</ref>
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== Personal life ==
Gupta was married to Ruth Gupta, an immigrant from the ].<ref name=":3" /> The couple had two sons and a daughter.<ref name=":4" /> One of his sons died at an early age. The couple founded Raji House, a support center for ] children. The center was associated with Partners & Advocates for Remarkable Children & Adults.<ref name=":5" />

Gupta died on April 19, 2022, at his home in ], at the age of 72. He was diagnosed with terminal ] more than two years earlier.<ref name="IndiaWest-Obit" /><ref name="IITK-obit" /><ref name=":5" />

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==External links== == External links ==
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Indian-American entrepreneur (1949–2022)

Umang Gupta
Born(1949-08-03)August 3, 1949
Patiala, Patiala and East Punjab States Union, Dominion of India
DiedApril 19, 2022(2022-04-19) (aged 72)
San Mateo, California, U.S.
NationalityIndian-American
EducationIIT Kanpur (BTech)
Kent State University (MBA)
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, philanthropist
MotherRamnika Gupta

Umang Gupta (August 3, 1949 – April 19, 2022) was an Indian-American entrepreneur and Silicon Valley, California, executive credited with writing the first business plan for Oracle Corporation. He was also the founder of enterprise software company Gupta Technologies and was later the CEO of Keynote Systems.

Early life

Gupta was born on August 23, 1949, in Patiala, the son of Ramnika Gupta and Ved Prakash Gupta. His mother was a politician and activist, while his father worked with the Indian labor ministry. He was raised by his father, Mr. Ved Prakash Gupta after his parents separated when he was a young child. He obtained his Bachelor of Technology degree in chemical engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1971. During his time at IIT Kanpur, Gupta was exposed to the first IBM computers in the country helping him develop his computer programming skills. After immigrating to the United States, Gupta also earned M.B.A. degree (1972) from Kent State University. In 1996, Umang received the Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT Kanpur.

Career

IBM and Oracle

After graduating, he joined IBM as a computer sales representative. After working seven years at IBM, in 1981 Umang Gupta joined Oracle Corporation as their 17th employee. He was credited with writing the company's first business plan in 1981 and was eventually promoted to vice president of the company's microcomputer products division. He remained in the role until his departure from the company in 1984.

Gupta Technologies

He was the founder and chief executive of Gupta Technologies, a client/server database and tools company, from 1984 to 1996, where he helped to usher in the era of client server computing with the first SQL database server and application development tools for PC networks. In the 1980s, products of Gupta Technologies included interfaces for programming custom applications and tools for programmers with a background in Cobol, dBase, or Visual Basic. Gupta was the first executive who had worked under Larry Ellison to start his own company. Gupta Technologies was the first Indian-run enterprise software company to go public on Nasdaq. Gupta sold the company in 1997.

Keynote Systems

Gupta was chairman and chief executive officer of Keynote Systems from December 1997. He oversaw the company as it went public in 1999. Gupta was able to negotiate the merger between Keynote and Vividence in 2004 after meeting Vividence CEO Peter Watkins at a poker game. It was sold to private equity company Thoma Bravo in August 2013.

Other

Gupta served as an advisor and investor in William Draper’s project to establish a venture capital fund for India in 1994. He served on the board of Mosaix, a company that developed call-center software, from 1997 to 1999, before it was sold to Lucent Technologies.

After selling Keynote Systems, Gupta dedicated his efforts to education for young children, founding SeaShells Education. One of his main initiatives was Reading Racer. Gupta developed the Reading Racer app with a team including Carnegie Mellon graduates Melanie Lam and Rodrigo Cano and also launched a foundation to continue support for Reading Racer. Gupta also began investing in educational technology companies such as Front Row Education.

In 2000, Gupta was honored with the Shreyas Mavanoor Foundation Award for Civic Leadership and Philanthropy. Gupta served on the board of the Peninsula Community Foundation, California, which later merged with another foundation to form the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the largest community foundation in the United States. He along with his wife Ruth were donors to, and served as board members of PARCA, a non-profit organization in the San Francisco Bay Area devoted to the needs of the developmentally disabled and their families, and helped to found Raji House, a respite home for the developmentally disabled, located in Burlingame, California. Gupta also had an avid interest in history and served as Chairman of the Board and on the President’s Advisory Committee of the San Mateo County Historical Association (SMCHA); SMCHA operated the San Mateo County History Museum, where he and his wife helped sponsor the "Immigrants Gallery", also known as the “Land of Opportunity” Exhibit, a permanent exhibition to honor the contributions of immigrants to San Mateo County. Gupta and his wife Ruth also contributed $500,000 for the renovation of the San Mateo County History Museum, which was acknowledged as the biggest private contribution received by the museum.

Gupta was also a co-founder of the IIT Kanpur Foundation and served as Global Board Chairman of PanIIT, the alumni organization of over 200,000 alumni of the Indian Institutes of Technology. Bagla is credited with drafting the constitution of the Global PanIIT Association, which is used in the association's chapters around the world. He participated as an angel investor and advisor to various Silicon Valley technology companies.

Gupta was also a guest contributor to The New York Times.

Personal life

Gupta was married to Ruth Gupta, an immigrant from the United Kingdom. The couple had two sons and a daughter. One of his sons died at an early age. The couple founded Raji House, a support center for developmentally disabled children. The center was associated with Partners & Advocates for Remarkable Children & Adults.

Gupta died on April 19, 2022, at his home in San Mateo, California, at the age of 72. He was diagnosed with terminal bladder cancer more than two years earlier.

References

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