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Atharv Gupta

Election Year: 2023

Election Constituency: United States of America

Scholar Status: Scholar in Residence

Rhodes Identifier: Virginia & Exeter 2023

Atharv Gupta

Biography

Atharv Gupta is a senior at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, majoring in Science, Technology, and International Affairs and minoring in Mandarin Chinese and Computer Science. He is passionate about the intersection between technology and international development, studying how development agencies can better embrace emerging technologies and drive local innovation to achieve better outcomes. He has studied these issues at a breadth of institutions, from Fortune 200 multinationals, to international financial institutions, to government agencies like the US State Department, to community-based nonprofits across East and West Africa. He also plays lead trumpet for the Georgetown Jazz Ensemble. In his free time, he writes a weekly newsletter about film and media, enjoys woodworking, and writing science fiction.