Vineet Gupta is an alumnus of IIT Delhi and graduated in 1991. In an entrepreneurial career spanning over thirty years, Vineet is credited with building some outstanding institutions and organizations including Ashoka University, Plaksha University and Jamboree Education.
Vineet, along with a group of friends, started thinking of setting up Ashoka University in 2007. Ashoka eventually opened in 2014 and has emerged as a torchbearer for high-quality liberal arts and sciences education in India. The University is funded by India’s largest collective philanthropic fundraise, and has become a model for private universities in India. As a key Founder of the institution, Vineet built the institution from ground up and was also the first Pro Vice-Chancellor of Ashoka University.
In 2015, Vineet got involved with building Plaksha University as a philanthropic initiative to re-imagine engineering education and was instrumental in establishing the University as a Founder and the Founder Chairperson of the Board of Trustees. Plaksha opened in 2021 and is also built on the principles of collective philanthropy. Plaksha’s 50-acre campus is located in Mohali, near Chandigarh. Within a short time, Plaksha has established a strong brand that is synonymous with high-quality engineering education and the institution is known for its innovative curriculum.
Over the last fifteen years, Vineet, as Managing Director of Jamboree Education has spearheaded its growth to establish it as one of India’s premier education abroad companies. Jamboree’s brand is associated with high quality teaching and it operates 35 centres in 19 cities. Vineet has also been involved with helping students apply to Universities abroad and secure scholarships and financial aid. He has been interviewed by the National Media and is an expert on “Education Abroad”. Vineet has also held leadership positions in industry chambers such as ASSOCHAM, FICCI and PHD.
