Background
Gupta, Vinod was born on July 4, 1946 in New Delhi. Came to the United States, 1967.
Gupta, Vinod was born on July 4, 1946 in New Delhi. Came to the United States, 1967.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering, University Nebraska, 1969.
Master of Business Administration, University Nebraska, 1971. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Nebraska, 1999. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Monterey Institute International Studies.
Marketing research manager Commodore Corporation, Omaha, 1971—1972. Founder, chairman, director InfoUSA, Inc. (formerly American Business Information, Inc.), since 1972, Chief Executive Officer, 1972—1997, since 1998.
Owner Opinion Research Corporation, since 2006. Founder The Vinod Gupta Charitable Foundation, since 1997. Former trustee John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Director Everest Mutual Fund.
Patron Indian Institute of Technology Vinod Gupta School Management, 1993. Consul general to Bermuda United States State Department. Nominee United States Ambassador to Fiji.
Children: Jess A., Benjamin K., Alexander A.