Honoree for the 2025 Golf Classic - Rakesh Gupta

Rakesh Gupta, Associate Professor, Willumstad School of Business, Adelphi University

Rakesh Gupta is an associate professor in the Decision Sciences and Marketing Department at Adelphi University’s Robert B. Willumstad School of Business and an inaugural Bhisé Faculty Fellow, playing a key role in Adelphi’s Bhisé Center for Global Understanding. He specializes in strategic management, business ethics, technology management, financial literacy, and action learning.

Gupta has more than 50 years of teaching experience, including faculty positions at Adelphi University, LIU Post, and Baruch College. He previously served as dean and associate dean of the Willumstad School of Business. He has consulted for corporations and educational institutions in the U.S. and abroad and has led student trips to China, India, Finland, Germany, and France. As a Bhisé Faculty Fellow, he co-leads the annual winter intersession Bhisé Global Experience, an immersive study tour of India since January 2023.

His research has been published in Contemporary Issues in Education Research, Applications of Management Science and the Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics. A frequent media contributor, he has been featured in U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and Newsday. Gupta holds degrees from Baruch College, City College of New York, and St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University.

In line with his lifelong commitment to enriching student learning beyond traditional frameworks, Gupta recently established the Rakesh Gupta Experiential Learning Fund. This fund is designed to empower undergraduate students at Adelphi University to pursue hands-on, immersive learning experiences that often involve travel and cultural exploration. Through domestic or international programs, students are encouraged to step beyond their academic comfort zones to engage with diverse communities and global challenges.

Your gift to this fund directly supports life-changing opportunities for students to learn beyond the classroom, gain global awareness, and develop the practical skills needed to lead in an interconnected world. By supporting these unique opportunities, the fund aims to cultivate global awareness, personal growth, and adaptable, real-world skills—hallmarks of Gupta’s educational philosophy.