Late Mr. Umang Gupta (BT/CHE/1971) was a pioneering Indian-American entrepreneur and Silicon Valley leader, best known as the former Chairman and CEO of Keynote Systems and founder of Gupta Technologies. A 1971 graduate of IIT Kanpur, he was conferred with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1997 for his outstanding contributions to information technology and entrepreneurship .Mr. Gupta began his career at IBM and later joined Oracle Corporation as its 17th employee, where he authored the company's first business plan. He went on to establish Gupta Technologies, a leading client/server database company, and later led Keynote Systems, a global player in internet and mobile performance analytics. Widely recognized as an authority in SQL and database systems, he also co-authored one of the earliest SQL guides. Beyond his professional achievements, he was deeply committed to civic and philanthropic work, serving on the boards of the Peninsula Community Foundation and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. Together with his wife, Ruth, he supported organizations like PARCA and helped establish Raji House, a respite home for the developmentally disabled. Mr. Umang Gupta instituted the Umang Gupta Chair open to all the departments of sciences and engineering.