Arjun Gupta

Founder & CEO, Smart Joules Pvt. Ltd.

Arjun P Gupta

Arjun P Gupta is the Founder and CEO of Smart Joules Pvt. Ltd., a company he started in 2014 with the mission to eliminate energy waste in India.1 2 3 4 Smart Joules provides energy efficiency services to large businesses using innovative "energy efficiency as-a-service" models and digital technologies.2 4

Some key facts about Arjun P Gupta:

Founder & CEO, Smart Joules Pvt. Ltd. (February 2015 - Present)1
Co-Founder, The Sustainability Mafia (June 2019 - Present)1
Executive Council Member, Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (July 2017 - Present)1
Former Ambassador, Hello Tomorrow - Delhi (November 2014 - November 2015)1
Former AGM, Executive Chairman's Office at Jaiprakash Associates Limited (September 2013 - January 2015)1
Former Project Developer at Harvest Power, Inc. (September 2011 - July 2013)1
**Holds a Master's degree from MIT and Bachelor's degrees from UC Berkeley in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Economics1

Under Arjun's leadership, Smart Joules has delivered 35% average energy savings across its client portfolio, avoiding over 90,000 tons of carbon emissions and providing electricity access to 1.3 million Indian households.2 The company has won over 20 national and international awards for its innovations and impact in energy conservation.2

Arjun has been recognized as an Economic Times Young Leader, Echoing Green Climate Fellow, Young Entrepreneur of the Year by Business Standard, Climate Strategies Accelerator Fellow, and Champion of Change by the Indian Prime Minister's Office.1 2

Highlights

Jan 3 · youtube.com

Arjun P Gupta, Smart Joules | BW Disrupt 40 Under 40 Winner

Experience

Founder and CEO at Smart Joules Pvt. Ltd. (February 2015 - Present)

Mafioso at The Sustainability Mafia (June 2019 - Present), Executive Council Member at Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (July 2017 - Present), Ambassador, Hello Tomorrow - Delhi at Hello Tomorrow (November 2014 - November 2015), AGM, Executive Chairman's Office at Jaiprakash Associates Limited (September 2013 - January 2015), Project Developer at Harvest Power, Inc. (September 2011 - July 2013), CTO at PK Clean (2010 - August 2011), Research Assistant at MIT Energy Initiative (September 2009 - August 2011), Marketing Director at MIT Energy Conference (April 2010 - April 2011), Research Lead, Cement Battle at Carbon War Room (July 2010 - September 2010), Cleantech Entrepreneurship Analyst, New Ventures India at World Resources Institute (June 2010 - August 2010), Research Assistant at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (October 2008 - August 2009), Research Assistant at P2SL Lab (August 2008 - October 2008), Summer Trainee at Jaiprakash Associates Limited (June 2007 - August 2007)

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S.M., Technology and Policy (2009 - 2011), University of California, Berkeley, B.S., Civil Engineering with Highest Honors (2004 - 2008), University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Economics with Highest Distinction in General Scholarship (2004 - 2008)