About the Authors
Arun Gupta
Arun Gupta is a venture capitalist, co-author of The Mission Generation and the national bestseller Venture Meets Mission, and CEO of NobleReach Foundation, where he works to rekindle a spirit of national service through innovation and entrepreneurship. After more than two decades investing in companies at the intersection of technology and national security, he enjoys working with entrepreneurs building for impact and teaching the next generation how to do the same.
At Stanford and Georgetown, where he has received multiple faculty teaching awards, Arun challenges students to see entrepreneurship not just as a path to success, but as a platform for purpose. He speaks at national forums, writes in leading journals, and serves on advisory boards shaping the future of tech, policy, and innovation. He holds a BS and MS in engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
The son of a Navy engineer who served over forty years, Arun has lived in Washington, D.C., for nearly five decades, where he coaches youth sports and mentors young entrepreneurs. Happily married to Dr. Anjali Mehta Gupta for 30 years, they have three children who inspire his belief that ambition and impact aren’t competing ideals, but complementary forces unified by purpose and essential to shaping a better future.
Thomas J. Fewer
Dr. Thomas Fewer is an Assistant Professor of Management at Rutgers University School of Business–Camden. Previously, he was Vice President at NobleReach Foundation, and a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He is an author of the National Bestseller, Venture Meets Mission (Stanford University Press), which focuses on how entrepreneurs and government can collaborate to develop technology-based solutions to major societal challenges, including issues of climate, healthcare, and food. Thomas’ research tackles important questions at the nexus of business ethics, politics, and government. His work has been published in leading business journals like the Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management, and Journal of Management Studies, and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and on National Public Radio (NPR).
Dr. Fewer holds a PhD in Business Administration with a specialization in Strategic Management from Drexel University, where he was recognized as a leading instructor in Strategy and Entrepreneurship. He also holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Villanova University and Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Rutgers University–Camden (’15). Before entering academia, Thomas served as a financial analyst in the Rotary and Mission Systems division at the Lockheed Martin Corporation. He was also previously employed as a national sales operation analyst at Subaru of America and as a risk management coordinator at the Madison Square Garden Company for the New York Rangers and New York Knicks.