Our Founders

In February 2017, Sanjeev and Nicola Gupta launched the Gupta Family Group Foundation (GFG Foundation) as an initiative to develop the skills needed to help people start and continue working in specific industries, notably engineering, metals and renewable energy.

About Sanjeev: Sanjeev is an international businessman and entrepreneur, heading a global enterprise with activities spanning steel and aluminium production, engineering, power generation, banking, property and commodities trading.

As Executive Chairman of the GFG Alliance, he leads a fast-growing $20 billion global industrial group with operations in more than 30 countries. Born into a family of industrialists in Punjab, he was educated in the UK and graduated with an MA in Economics and Management from the University of Cambridge.

About Nicola: Nicola was instrumental in pushing for a charity that would help people of all ages, but especially the young, reach their potential and realise long term employment.

Nicola comes from a finance background, having been treasurer to Liberty Commodities Ltd, a business owned by Sanjeev. Nicola is a trustee of the UK Foundation and on the board of the Australian Foundation.

The Journey of GFG Foundation