Vishal K Gupta is a world-renowned professor of business, currently at The University of Alabama (USA). He is a member of the 10K Club (10000+ Google Scholar citations) and is ranked among the Top 2% of scientists worldwide by Stanford University. He grew up in Delhi, completed his mechanical engineering degree from Punjab Technical University (India), and received a PhD in business administration from University of Missouri (USA). His work experience includes machine tools, tertiary education, and automotive ancillary industries.