Managing Director & CEO · PHF Leasing
Building across finance, technology, and social impact with a long-view instinct for institutions that endure.
Biography
Experience
Shalya Gupta is a seasoned professional whose work has moved between structured finance, operating leadership, and mission-led ventures.
His approach combines commercial discipline with an instinct for building systems, teams, and businesses that can outlast their founding moment.
Sectors
Operating Lens
Across banking, corporate finance, and risk management, he has advised on complex decisions where capital, prudence, and long-term positioning intersect.
In technology and entrepreneurship, he has launched and led ventures spanning digital strategy, education, youth platforms, and growth-oriented operating roles.
In the social sector, his emphasis has remained consistent: scalable models, measurable outcomes, and innovation that carries public value, not just private upside.
Entrepreneurship Journey
2013
Founding Partner
Early venture-building around audience, media, and youth culture.
2016
Founder Partner
A move into entrepreneurial execution with a sharper focus on systems and growth.
2017
Founder & CEO
Platform-led work at the intersection of youth, opportunity, and digital reach.
2017
Managing Director
Education-driven entrepreneurship focused on scalable delivery and institutional impact.
2018–2022
Chief Business Officer
Deepened the company’s strategic and commercial architecture before stepping into the top seat.
2023–Present
Managing Director & CEO
Leading a listed NBFC with a focus on prudent growth, institutional confidence, and durable value creation.
Expertise
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Education & Training
2013–2014
Post Graduate Diploma in Management, Business Administration, Marketing and Management.
2014–2017
Bachelor of Laws (LLB).
2013
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Business Administration, Management and Operations.
2012
RABQSA Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Organizational Behavior Studies.
2009–2012
Bachelor of Commerce.