Sanjay Gupta

President Asia Pacific, Google

Speaker

Sanjay Gupta joined Google in early 2020 with a career spanning nearly three decades across media, entertainment, telecoms and FMCG, giving him a deep understanding of the region’s consumer and business landscape.

In his previous role as Country Head and Vice President of Google India, he led teams that supported businesses in their digital transformation journey. He also drove initiatives in support of making India a leading digital economy — from making the internet safer, to ensuring diverse groups including SMEs, women entrepreneurs and startups succeed online.

Before Google, Sanjay was Managing Director of Star and Disney India where he played a pivotal role in extending Star’s traditional television content to digital consumers through Hotstar. He is also widely credited for building their sports business.

Sanjay spent the early years of his career at Hindustan Unilever, where he went on to lead marketing for two of the company's critical segments: oral and home care. He then moved to serve as Bharti Airtel’s Chief Marketing Officer for its mobile business, spearheading the growth agenda for the company.