Rana K Gupta

As the Director of Faculty Entrepreneurship at Boston University and the Managing Director of its Business Innovation Center, Rana Gupta oversaw BU’s educational and facility resources to advance research-driven ideas. He launched over 15 educational programs resulting in a growing pipeline of commercializable ideas. Core to these resources, he managed BU’s Ignition Awards, providing internal commercialization development funding designed to de-risk research ideas.

Gupta comes to MIT with a wealth of diverse experiences in both academia and industry. As the Director of Faculty Entrepreneurship at BU and the Managing Director of BU’s Business Innovation Center, Rana oversaw BU’s educational and facility resources to advance research-driven ideas. He launched over 15 educational programs resulting in a growing pipeline of commercializable ideas. Core to these resources, he managed BU’s Ignition Awards, providing internal commercialization development funding designed to de-risk research ideas.