Mr. Gupta holds Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering and Master of Business Administration from Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University. He holds over 33 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, including experience in operations, infrastructure development, inspection, project monitoring, budgeting, and marketing at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited; and development of safety standards, audits, incident investigations, and training at the Oil Industry Safety Directorate and Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board.

As Joint Advisor of authorization and technical at Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board, Shri Gupta looks after development of gas infrastructure in India, authorization of city gas distribution networks, natural gas and petroleum product pipelines, and access for common carrier pipelines. He is also responsible for development of technical and safety, integrity management, capacity determination and emergency response & disaster management planning regulations for the oil and gas industry, capacity building, and compliances.