Abhay Gupta is the Founder & CEO of Luxury Connect Business School (LCBS), India’s first and only Luxury B-School. He is also a Marshal Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Certified coach. In addition he is also the President of Center for Education Growth and Research (CEGR), Delhi NCR Chapter and an advisor to – ‘Promising Indians, Behind The Ramp & Modestreet Fashion.

Gupta has been involved in the evolution of the fashion and luxury segment in India right from manufacturing, joint venture factory set-up and franchising in the county. He has also been involved in being a guide to NIFT and Pearl Academy from their grass root stages of inception and evolution as an academic board member.

Gupta has been instrumental not only in introducing but establishing luxury brands such as Versace, Versace Home, Versace Collection, Corneliani, John Smedley, Tween Damat ADV, Arredo Classic and others in India. A regular speaker at Luxury forums, Fondazione Altagama has also recognized his contribution to the growth of Italian luxury industry by his pioneering efforts in India.

Gupta has won several recognitions across India, SEA and GCC regions including the ‘Luxury Retail Icon of the year 2012’ by the Asia Retail Congress. He has been featured in ‘India’s top 100 most influential men of luxury’ for 6 years in a row and he has also been on the panel of jury members for’ Luxury Lifestyle Awards for Asia and GCC’.

Abhay Gupta has been, recently acknowledged as ‘Most Influential Retail Professional for Asia – GCC and Africa: 2016’ by Asia Retail Congress. ‘Rashtriya Shiksha Gaurav Puruskar 2016’ by Center For Education Growth and Research, India.