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Shanti Gupta

Chief Operating Officer

Shanti Gupta serves as AST SpaceMobile’s Chief Operating Officer overseeing the company’s global operations, including supply chain, planning, cost management, information technology, and human resource operations. Mr. Gupta is responsible for developing and implementing the operational strategies to scale the company’s operations as it transitions into full scale manufacturing and production, and building a growth oriented operating model as an innovative and leading satellite manufacturing organization while driving cost efficiencies. Mr. Gupta brings 25 years of global experience in developing and implementing growth strategies, scaling operations, business transformations, finance and accounting, risk management, and building high performing teams.


Mr. Gupta joined AST SpaceMobile in September 2021 as Chief Accounting Officer and established the global finance and accounting operations, led the planning and cost strategies, implemented enterprise resource planning and related operations systems, and was instrumental in scaling the global operations of the company. He held progressive level of responsibilities including leading the supply chain and information technology organizations, streamlining the company’s operations, managing strategic vendor relationships and negotiations, risk management, and policy and governance.


Mr. Gupta worked at Big 4 audit and consulting firms in India and New York, United States for more than two decades where he advised Fortune 500 companies and Private Equity firms on M&A and divestiture transactions ranging from $100 million to $80 billion, finance transformations, IPOs, SEC reporting and compliance, and policy and governance. During his career, Mr. Gupta conceptualized and led several growth initiatives and technology innovations that resulted in scalable and sustainable high growth businesses. Prior to joining AST SpaceMobile, Mr. Gupta worked with Ernst & Young LLP in New York from 2014 where he was a Partner.


Mr. Gupta earned his Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, India. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the United States and is also a Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

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