Ravi Gupta

Ravi Gupta is the Founder and CEO of The Branch, a nonprofit media company launched in 2021 to combat polarization and misinformation online. Before founding The Branch, he co-founded Arena, where he helped elect dozens of candidates and built the largest campaign staffer training academy in Democratic Party history—training over 7,000 political operatives in just three years. Gupta is also the Founder and CEO of Squadra Health, an early-stage longevity medicine and wellness company, and a Shorenstein Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. He co-hosts Majority 54, a political podcast about engaging with people across the ideological divide, and hosts Killing Justice, a true crime podcast with Crooked Media exploring an alleged political murder in India. Earlier in his career, Gupta held multiple roles in President Obama’s first campaign and administration, including serving as an aide to David Axelrod and Susan Rice. A native of Staten Island, he graduated from Yale Law School and Binghamton University. He has received numerous awards, including the Truman Scholarship, the Webby Award, and Binghamton’s University Medal, and has been recognized in Forbes’ “30 Under 30” and Crain’s “NYC 40 Under 40.” His debut novel, Garbage Town, will be published in March 2025.