Gupta started her career in 2005 at McKinsey and Company as a Business Analyst. In 2006, she was a part of the global asset allocation team at AQR Capital Management, LLC, as Portfolio Manager.

Despite passing with top honours from the University of Pennsylvania, when it came to campus recruitment, she was repeatedly rejected by consulting companies. At one point, she said she even contemplated suicide.  

Along with Nalin Moniz and Anant Jatia, Gupta founded Forefront Capital which was the country’s first Domestic-Registered Hedge Fund. Gupta also assisted with the acquisition of Ambit Alpha Fund in 2016.

Prior to moving as CEO of Edelweiss Asset Management, Gupta headed Edelweiss Multi Strategy Funds Management Pvt. Ltd and was responsible for setting the strategic direction, overseeing investments, sales and distribution. She replaced Vikaas Sachdeva who was the previous CEO.