Padmini Gupta | CEO and Co-Founder
Rise Corporation

Padmini Gupta is the Co-founder and CEO of rise, a fintech platform which democratizes access to essential financial services for millions of migrants globally. Prior to starting rise, she was an award-winning Banker from California and World Economic Forum Global Leadership Fellow and Managed her family businesses. As Global Leadership Fellow, she developed public private partnership which allowed for development of guiding principles of the Gleneagles Dialogue on climate change for the G8, and creation of the smart cities initiatives, as well as the development of the initial roadmaps on the future of transportation. Her 12-year award winning banking career involved developing and later managing a large portfolio of start-up and high growth businesses. Her community outreach efforts allowed her to become active in policy development and community development efforts, including bringing unbanked clients into the banking system. She holds a Masters Degree from University of Oxford