Harsh Madhusudan Gupta is an accomplished public markets investor based in Mumbai, known for his expertise in economics and finance. He is the Chief Investment Officer at the Ashika Group of Companies, a position he has held since 2017. Before that, he worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company, focusing on private equity and hedge fund clients​.

Madhusudan is also an author, having written extensively on various topics related to finance and policy. His notable works include A New Idea of India, which explores India's political and economic landscape. He has contributed to several well-known publications like The Wall Street Journal, Mint, and The Indian Express​.

Academically, he has a background in economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from INSEAD. He initially enrolled in the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi for engineering but dropped out after one semester.