Prof. Dipak Gupta

Dipak Gupta
Strategic Financial Services Leader | Banking & Digital Transformation Expert

213, Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai
+91 9820198403
dipak.gupta1961@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/dipak-gupta-180633

Professional Profile

A visionary leader with 30+ years in financial services, Dipak Gupta has led Kotak Mahindra Bank's transformation from NBFC to a premier bank. Renowned for strategic leadership, digital transformation, and governance, he currently engages in AI, cancer research, and spiritual pursuits.

Professional Trajectory

  • MD & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank (Sep 2023 – Dec 2023)
    Strategic leadership across all banking and non-banking divisions
  • Joint MD, Kotak Mahindra Bank (May 2015 – Aug 2023)
    Led major merger, digital transformation, ESG, and subsidiaries
  • Executive Director, Kotak Mahindra Bank (Oct 1999 – May 2015)
    Built Consumer Banking, Retail Asset Finance, and joint ventures
  • CEO, Kotak Mahindra Primus (1996 – 1999)
    Established Ford JV and led operations as founding CEO
  • A.F. Ferguson & Co (1985 – 1991)
    Management Consulting roles in strategy and operations

Post-Retirement Strategic Engagements

  • Chairperson, Kotak Alternate Asset Management Company
  • Board Member, Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company
  • Board Member, Kotak Infrastructure Debt Fund

Continuous Learning & Social Impact

  • Advanced Certificate in Generative AI
  • Supporting TNBC research at Tata Cancer Hospital, Varanasi

Core Competencies

  • Financial Services Strategy
  • Digital Transformation
  • Credit Risk Management
  • Strategic Partnerships & M&A
  • Corporate Governance
  • Portfolio Management

Education

  • PGDM, IIM Ahmedabad (1985)
  • B.Tech, IIT Varanasi – Electronics Engineering (1983)

Leadership Philosophy

Driving change through innovation, tech integration, and holistic financial ecosystem development.