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Born in India · Nationality American — Business / conseil / McKinsey / gouvernance / Goldman Sachs / insider trading / philanthropie

Rajat Gupta

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Fiche documentée couvrant 8 controverses, dont « Études à IIT Delhi et Harvard Business School puis entrée chez McKinsey » et « Élection comme managing director mondial de McKinsey ».

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Profile No. 4186 · Updated on 12 October 2026

8Documented controversies+ 4 background events

8Sources

0Formal charge · all time

1Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

Case · 5 documented stages

Après la prison, publication d'un mémoire contestant encore le bien-fondé de la condamnation

Conviction

2016–2019

Après la prison, publication d'un mémoire contestant encore le bien-fondé de la condamnation

Conviction

Après avoir purgé sa peine, Gupta publie en 2019 'Mind Without Fear' et soutient publiquement que sa condamnation constitue une erreur judiciaire.

State of the evidence: Documented
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
Business StandardI saw the underbelly of the US justice system, says Rajat GuptaInterviewHigh reliability
[2]
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit / JustiaUnited States v. Gupta, No. 12-4448Court decisionVery high reliability

Last verified: 19 September 2026

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25 mars 2014

Cour d'appel confirme les condamnations pénales

Conviction

La cour d'appel du deuxième circuit rejette ses principaux arguments de preuve et confirme la condamnation.

Sources · 1

[1]
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit / JustiaUnited States v. Gupta, No. 12-4448Court decisionVery high reliability

Last verified: 19 September 2026

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24 octobre 2012–2013

Peine de deux ans de prison, 5 millions d'amende et restitution

Conviction

Gupta est condamné à deux ans de prison, un an de liberté surveillée et 5 millions de dollars d'amende; une restitution d'environ 6,2 millions est ensuite ajoutée.

Legal status — source text: sentenced
Attribution: Accused

Sources · 2

[1]
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New YorkRajat Gupta Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Insider TradingOfficial statementVery high reliability
[2]
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit / JustiaUnited States v. Gupta, No. 12-4448Court decisionVery high reliability

Last verified: 19 September 2026

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15 juin 2012

Condamnation sur quatre chefs et acquittement sur deux autres

Conviction

Un jury fédéral condamne Gupta pour un chef de complot et trois chefs de fraude en valeurs mobilières; il est acquitté sur deux autres chefs de fraude en valeurs mobilières.

Attribution: Accused

Sources · 2

[1]
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New YorkFormer Corporate Chairman and Board Director Rajat Gupta Found Guilty of Insider TradingCourt recordVery high reliability
[2]
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New YorkRajat Gupta Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Insider TradingOfficial statementVery high reliability

Last verified: 19 September 2026

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2008–2009

Transmission à Raj Rajaratnam d'informations confidentielles issues du conseil de Goldman Sachs

Conviction

Le dossier pénal établit que Gupta transmet à Raj Rajaratnam des informations non publiques sur Goldman Sachs, dont des éléments liés à l'investissement de Berkshire Hathaway et aux résultats du groupe.

Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New YorkFormer Corporate Chairman and Board Director Rajat Gupta Found Guilty of Insider TradingCourt recordVery high reliability
[2]
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit / JustiaUnited States v. Gupta, No. 12-4448Court decisionVery high reliability

Last verified: 19 September 2026

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juillet 2013

Jugement civil SEC : pénalité de 13,9 millions et interdictions professionnelles

Civil / administrative proceedings

Le tribunal impose à Gupta une pénalité civile de 13,924,665 dollars, l'interdit définitivement de fonctions dirigeantes ou administratives dans une société cotée et d'association avec certains intermédiaires financiers.

Attribution: Accused

Sources · 1

[1]
U.S. SECSEC Obtains $13.9 Million Penalty Against Rajat GuptaCourt decisionVery high reliability

Last verified: 19 September 2026

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années 2000–2011

Mandats dans de grands conseils d'administration, dont Goldman Sachs

No legal proceedings

Après McKinsey, Gupta siège notamment aux conseils de Goldman Sachs et Procter & Gamble tout en poursuivant des activités philanthropiques et d'investissement.

State of the evidence: Documented
Legal status — source text: Not applicable
Attribution: Direct responsibility

Sources · 1

[1]
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New YorkFormer Corporate Chairman and Board Director Rajat Gupta Found Guilty of Insider TradingCourt recordVery high reliability

Last verified: 19 September 2026

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2010–2011

Départ de plusieurs fonctions institutionnelles au moment du scandale

No legal proceedings

À mesure que l'affaire Galleon se développe, Gupta quitte ou abandonne plusieurs rôles de gouvernance, notamment à Goldman Sachs, P&G et à l'Indian School of Business.

State of the evidence: Documented
Legal status — source text: Not applicable
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
The New Indian ExpressGodrej elected chairman of ISBPressHigh reliability
[2]
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New YorkFormer Corporate Chairman and Board Director Rajat Gupta Found Guilty of Insider TradingCourt recordVery high reliability

Last verified: 19 September 2026

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II. Documented background

Documented biographical or institutional milestones (elections, appointments, foundings, acquisitions…). These are not controversies and are not counted as such.

1994–2003
Expansion mondiale de McKinsey sous sa direction
Sous son mandat, McKinsey accélère son expansion internationale, ouvre de nombreux bureaux et élargit fortement ses effectifs.
Sources · 1
1. Academy of Management Perspectives — McKinsey's Managing Director Rajat Gupta on leading a knowledge-based global consulting organization
fin des années 1990–2001
Cofondation de l'Indian School of Business
Gupta joue un rôle central dans la création de l'Indian School of Business en Inde et en préside ensuite des organes de gouvernance.
Sources · 2
1. Carnegie Corporation of New York — Rajat Gupta
2. The New Indian Express — Godrej elected chairman of ISB
1994
Élection comme managing director mondial de McKinsey
Gupta devient en 1994 managing director de McKinsey, premier dirigeant non né aux États-Unis à diriger le cabinet, et reste à ce poste jusqu'en 2003.
Sources · 2
1. Academy of Management Perspectives — McKinsey's Managing Director Rajat Gupta on leading a knowledge-based global consulting organization
2. Carnegie Corporation of New York — Rajat Gupta
années 1960–1973
Études à IIT Delhi et Harvard Business School puis entrée chez McKinsey
Gupta étudie le génie mécanique à IIT Delhi, obtient un MBA à Harvard et rejoint McKinsey à New York en 1973.
Sources · 1
1. Academy of Management Perspectives — McKinsey's Managing Director Rajat Gupta on leading a knowledge-based global consulting organization

III. Constellation of documented links

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Two profiles are linked when a documented controversy of one names the other. The link points to that controversy and its sources; it does not indicate a personal relationship.

List of documented links (5)

IV. Has something changed?

A new court decision, a missing source, a mistake? Tell us what should be updated: every request is read by the editorial team.

I. Documented controversies

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II. Documented background

Expansion mondiale de McKinsey sous sa direction

Cofondation de l'Indian School of Business

Élection comme managing director mondial de McKinsey

Études à IIT Delhi et Harvard Business School puis entrée chez McKinsey

III. Constellation of documented links

IV. Has something changed?