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Shiv Gupta

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Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Sanctum Wealth
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Shiv Gupta is the Founder and CEO of Sanctum Wealth, a firm he established by leading a management buyout of RBSs private banking business in India. An alumnus of Harvard Business School and Delhi University, he has over two decades of leadership experience in wealth management across Asia and the Middle East. People describe him as a strategic, high-performing, and humane leader.

Outside of his professional life, Shiv is on a dedicated AI learning journey, frequently reading and sharing insights on the topic. He is an avid reader, focusing on investment fundamentals, behavioral biases, and leadership philosophies. He grew up across India due to his fathers civil service career, which he credits for teaching him adaptability as a key skill.

Interesting fact: He successfully transitioned 95% of his clients from RBS to his new firm, Sanctum Wealth, when it launched in 2016.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Priorities

Topics Shiv cares about

Wealth Management in India
Frequently speaks on the structural transformation, growth, and increasing sophistication of the Indian wealth management industry, which is his firm's core focus.
Leadership & Purpose
Shared his personal leadership philosophy on a recent podcast, emphasizing vision, setting priorities, and building organizations with a shared purpose beyond just profits.
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Career

Work history

4-2016
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Sanctum Wealth
1-2009 - 3-2016
Managing Director, Private Banking India
Coutts
6-2014 - 11-2014
Co-Head, Middle East
Coutts
Market Head, Offshore South Asian Business & Thailand
Coutts
6-2000 - 6-2001
Private Banker
BNP Paribas
In the press

Media appearances

The investment strategy of Sanctum Wealth's Shiv Gupta. Featured in Apple Podcasts
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Sanctum Wealth Founder Shiv Gupta Surveys Key Challenges Amidst India’s Dynamic Wealth Market Expansion. Featured in Hubbis
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Education
General Management Program (GMP)
Harvard Business School
BA (Hons)
Hindu College, University of Delhi
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