Vinita Gupta

This article is about the businesswoman and founder of Digital Link. For the Lupin CEO, see Vinita D. Gupta. For the civil rights attorney, see Vanita Gupta.
Vinita Gupta
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Delhi, India
NationalityAmerican
Alma materIndian Institute of Technology Roorkee, University of California Los Angeles
Occupation(s)Founder and chairman of Quick Eagle Networks
Known forFirst woman of Indian origin to take her company public in the US
Board member ofPalo Alto Medical Foundation, Indian School of Business and Cancer Prevention Institute of California
SpouseNarendra K. Gupta
Children2
Websitewww.guptavinita.com

Vinita Gupta (born 1950) is an Indian-born American businesswoman. She is the founder and chairman of Digital Link Corporation (now Quick Eagle Networks). She is credited with being the first woman of Indian origin to take her company public in the United States.[1]

Early life

Gupta was born in 1950 in India and spent her early years in Delhi.[2] In 1973 she earned a bachelor's degree in electronics and communications from the University of Roorkee (now Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee).[2] In 1974 she came to the United States[1] and earned an M.S. in electrical engineering from University of California Los Angeles.[3]

Career

In her early career, Gupta worked as an engineer for GTE Lenkurt and later held engineering management positions at Bell Northern Research (now part of Nortel Networks).[2]

In May 1985 Gupta founded Digital Link Corporation, a company which engaged in the design, manufacture, marketing, and support of digital wide area network access products for global networks.[4] The company went public in 1994 and was later renamed as Quick Eagle Networks. Gupta is still chairman, chief executive officer and president.[4]

Gupta is chairman of Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute.[1][5] She is on the board of Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad[6] and Cancer Prevention Institute of California.[7]

Gupta holds two US patents, one for a solid state relay issued in 1984[8] and another for a square root circuit issued in 1986.[9]

Honors

For two consecutive years, Working Woman Magazine has named Digital Link one of the top 500 women-owned businesses in the United States.[10] She was 1999 honoree at Asian Pacific Fund.[11]

Personal life

Gupta was married to Narendra K. Gupta, vice chairman and interim president and CEO of Wind River Systems, and co-founder of Integrated Systems Inc.[12] until his death on 25 December 2021. Gupta has two daughters.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vinita Gupta / Global Entrepreneurship Program". gepcon.org. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Hirahara, Naomi (2003). Distinguished Asian American business leaders. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 242. ISBN 9781573563444.
  3. ^ "Vinita Gupt: Executive Profile & Biography – BusinessWeek". investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 27 June 2011.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b "Quick Eagle Networks, Inc.: Private Company Information – BusinessWeek". investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Boards of Directors & Community Board of Trustees". Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  6. ^ "ISB Governing board". Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Cancer Prevention Institute of California Board of Trustees". Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Solid state relay". Canadian Patent Publication. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  9. ^ "Square root circuit". US Patent Publication. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  10. ^ "Digital Link CEO Recognized by Two Major Business Publications for Achievements as an Influential Businesswoman". Business Wire. Retrieved 28 June 2011.[dead link‍]
  11. ^ "1999 Honoree – Vinita Gupta | Asian Pacific Fund". asianpacificfund.org. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  12. ^ Desmarais, Martin. "Soaring with Quick Eagle". Retrieved 27 June 2011.