Rajat Gupta

2006 Great Immigrants

Rajat Gupta

Businessperson

Born in India

Born in 1948 in Calcutta, India, Rajat Gupta served as managing director of McKinsey and Company, the prestigious management consulting firm from 1994 to 2003. He was the first minority to lead the company and the first Indian-born CEO to run a multinational corporation. He also co-founded the Indian School of Business, which is considered one of the best business schools in India. Updated 2007