- Core Faculty, Operations and Technology
Innovation Strategy, Business Ecosystems Design, Sustainable Food Systems
- 2020—present, Visiting Research Scholar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Wireless Integrated Microsensing & Systems Center
- 2022—2024, Visiting Researcher, University of Tokyo, Japan, Center for Global Commons (CGC) in the Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI)
- 2019—2022, Functional Consultant (digital transformation for oil and energy sector), Tata Consultancy Services, Pune, India
- 2020—2021, Start-up Co-Founder for a novel system for indoor organic unmanned farming of vine-like plants (currently on hold); Pune, India
- 2019—present, Mentor for startups in pipeline repairs, agricultural commerce and geo spatial services
- 2010—2019, Independent Business Consultant (strategy & digital transformation consulting for oil & energy, power, utilities, industrial OEMs and services), Bangalore, India
- 2009—2010, Start-up Co-Founder for a novel industrial technology exchange software portal (currently not operational); Bangalore, India
- 2005—2009, Technical Director / Deputy Managing Director and Business Consultant, Flowserve Corporation, based in Canada, Austria and Singapore
- 2003—2005, Start-up Co-Founder for a novel heat recovery coke oven battery for iron making (currently not operational); Bangalore, India
- 1995—2003, Engineering Manager and Design Engineer, Praxair Inc, based in USA and Brazil
- L. S. dos Muchangos, C. Mejia, R. Gupta, S. Sadreghazi, and Y. Kajikawa, “A systematic review of life cycle assessment and environmental footprint for the global coffee value chain,” Environ. Impact Assess. Rev., vol. 111, p. 107740, 2025.
- R. Gupta, C. Mejia, S. Sadreghazi, Y. Sano, L. S. dos Muchangos,T. Sekiguchi, H. Nakamura and Y. Kajikawa, “Traders as ecosystem orchestrators for sustainable foods supply chain transformation,” Bus. Strategy Environ., p. bse.3695, 2024, doi: 10.1002/bse.3695.
- R. Gupta, M. Gianchandani, C. Mejia, Y. B. Gianchandani, and Y. Kajikawa, “Revealing Integrated Product and Geographical Diversification Trajectories in Multinational Pharmaceutical Enterprises,” MDPI Businesses, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 231–250, 2023.
- R. Gupta, C. Mejia, Y. B. Gianchandani, and Y. Kajikawa, “Ambidextrous Firm Strategy Insights from Internet of Things Linked Interfirm Deals,” IEEE Trans. Eng. Manag., pp. 1–16, 2021, doi: 10.1109/TEM.2020.3041250.
- R. Gupta, C. Mejia, Y. Gianchandani, and Y. Kajikawa, “Analysis on formation of emerging business ecosystems from deals activities of global electric vehicles hub firms,” Energy Policy, vol. 145, p. 111532, Oct. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111532.
- R. Gupta, C. Mejia, and Y. Kajikawa, “Business, innovation and digital ecosystems landscape survey and knowledge cross sharing,” Technol. Forecast. Soc. Change, vol. 147, pp. 100– 109, Oct. 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.techfore.2019.07.004.
- R. Gupta, K. Miyazaki, and Y. Kajikawa, “Ingredients of Successful Emerging Business Ecosystems: Case of Industrial IoT Adoption,” in 2018 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), Aug. 2018, pp. 1–6, doi: 10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481854.