Richa Gupta
Chief Executive Officer, Labhya
Richa is a teacher-turned entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Labhya, an India-based education non-profit that impacts the wellbeing of 2.4 million children.
Richa is a DRK Entrepreneur, a Mulago Fellow, and was featured in the Forbes Asia 30U30 list. Richa serves on the board of Global Fund for Children. She is one of the 17 United Nations Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Richa has a Master’s in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she also served as an Equity & Inclusion Fellow, Harvard Ministerial Leadership Fellow and Education Entrepreneurship fellow.
“To not feel like you are alone. To feel a sense of purpose and belonging. To feel complete. Today these are seen as luxuries. We need to create a world where this is a reality for every child.”