Samiran Gupta

Samiran Gupta is the Head of Public Policy & Philanthropy - India & South Asia at Twitter. Samiran was previously the Head of Stakeholder Engagement, South Asia at ICANN from September 2014 to February 2022. Prior to that, they were the Senior Director at APCO Worldwide from November 2010 to September 2014, heading Corporate Advisory and Public Affairs functions with specific focus on industry verticals including Energy, IT and Telecom, Media and Entertainment.

From May 2006 to June 2010, Samiran Gupta was the Co-Founder of IndiaBeat Music, launching IndiaBeat as an alternative music label. Samiran launched 11 albums by various artistes in India, one of which was a Grammy nominee in the World Music category in 2009.

From May 1995 to October 2010, Samiran Gupta was the Managing Director of Access India Advisors Limited, a boutique corporate advisory and public affairs consulting practice that they founded. Key clients were Indian and international corporations. Prior to that, Samiran Gupta was the General Manager of Media Asia (P) Ltd. from 1993 to 1995 and the General Manager of IFB Group from 1992 to 1993. From 1986 to 1992, Samiran Gupta was the Director of Rittenhouse Marketing.

After completing their MBA at Saint Joseph's University, Samiran Gupta began their career in marketing and finance. Samiran then worked as a financial analyst at a large accounting firm. After a few years, they decided to return to school to earn their B.Com (Hons) degree in financial accounting, economics, law, and math from the University of Calcutta.

Their manager is Kathleen Reen, Senior Director of Public Policy & Philanthropy - APAC.