Mr. Ayush Gupta, Director (HR), GAIL (India) Ltd is a 1992 batch Electrical Engineer from IIT Roorkee, MBA in Operations Management & P G Diploma in Human Resources Management. He has over 34 years of varied and rich experience in the field of Human Resource Management, Projects, Operations and Maintenance in Oil & Gas Sector and Process Industry.

Mr. Gupta is working with GAIL since last 28 years. He is among the youngest Directors to be on the Board of GAIL India Ltd. He is a strong proponent & practitioner of sustainable business practices and ensuing highest standards of safety in plant & pipeline operations. He has taken several initiatives to promote gender equality & women empowerment.

During his tenure at GAIL, Mr. Gupta had been instrumental in introducing various initiatives, such as Spandan (Monthly Wellness Hour dedicated towards enhancing employees’ physical, mental and emotional well-being), Ojas (young employees engagement & development platform), Abha (for educating, mentoring and hand-holding of spouses of GAIL employees for their entrepreneurial ventures), Samanvay (Care, Connect & Commit – to establish a periodic two way communication in the organization), Mentoring Journey – Saarthi (a unique approach towards development of young talent), AI Tarang (to empower employees to innovate & grow in the age of AI), etc.

He is a recipient of the prestigious Chevening Science, Innovation, Policy & Leadership Fellowship from UK Government in 2013, Winner of the National Corrosion Awareness Award 2004, Emerging HRD Thinkers Award in 2011, HR Leader of the Year Award-2024, recognized as the Visionary CHRO by CXO Lanes and as Top 50 HR Thought Leaders of 2024, 2025 by Economic Times HR World and Honorary Fellow of Indian Management Association by AIMA. He is author & co-editor of the book titled ‘Natural Gas Markets in India’ published by Springer International and has to his credit several awards for papers published and presented at national and international forums.

He also serves as Chairman of GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals Ltd and as Director on the Boards of GAIL Gas Ltd, ONGC Tripura Power Company Ltd & China Gas Holdings Ltd.

He is an Executive Committee member of SCOPE (Standing Conference of Public Enterprises), Member on the Board of Governors of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology & Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy, Member, HR Core Committee of All India Management Association (AIMA), Member, CII National Committee on Industrial Relations, Member, IPEF (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity) Labour Rights Advisory Board, Member, Industry Advisory Board of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers – India, Member in the National HR Committee of FICCI, Member on the Board of Governors of the Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills Council (MEPSC) of AIMA, Member in the Governing Council of United Nations Global Compact Network India (UN GCNI), Honorary President of the Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering (IIIE), Delhi Chapter and Co-Chair of the FICCI Committee on Corporate Security & Disaster Risk Reduction.