Dr. Rahul Gupta is an accomplished physician, public health leader, and policy expert with more than two decades of experience in medicine and health systems. He completed his medical degree at the University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi University, followed by a Master of Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and an MBA in Innovation and Technology from the London School of Business and Finance. He is a board-certified internist and has practiced medicine in both private and public health settings.
Over the course of his career, Dr. Gupta has held prominent leadership positions in the United States. He served as the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under the President of the United States, becoming the first medical doctor to hold that role. In this capacity, he coordinated federal policy and resources in drug prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery services. Prior to this, he was West Virginia’s Health Commissioner, where he led responses to major public health challenges including the opioid crisis, infectious disease outbreaks, and overdose prevention initiatives.
Dr. Gupta has also served in academic and nonprofit sectors, with teaching roles at Georgetown University and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, as well as senior leadership positions at the March of Dimes. His professional interests include substance use disorder and addiction policy, harm reduction, preventive medicine, health equity, and the integration of clinical care with population health strategies. His contributions have been recognized nationally, and he has received honors such as being named Public Health Official of the Year.
In addition to his government service, Dr. Gupta is actively involved in healthcare innovation. In 2025, he became President of GATC Health, a biomedical technology company working on AI-driven drug discovery and precision medicine.
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