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Dr. AbhayGupta

Economist  ·  Engineer  ·  AI Architect  ·  Vancouver, Canada

Over 20 years building evidence-driven AI systems grounded in observable reality — from 100M-document enterprise platforms and Earth-observation intelligence to national pension models and international economic standards embedded in IFRS & GAAP.

20+
Years Experience
250+
Publications
30+
Countries
100M+
Docs Processed
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Dr. Abhay Gupta
Dr. Abhay Gupta
PhD Economics · B.Tech IIT Kanpur · UBC
Evidence-Driven AI LLM Systems EO / Geospatial Economic Policy Startup Founder
Who I Am

Scientific positioning & core philosophy

I am an economist–engineer specializing in evidence-driven artificial intelligence systems. My work focuses on AI grounded in empirical evidence and physical reality — where inference chains are traceable, outputs are measurable, and decisions are auditable.

The defining thread across my career is the emphasis on observed actions and measurable outputs, rather than self-reported metrics or opaque black-box models. This makes my systems particularly suitable for government, mission-critical, and industrial deployments where accountability is non-negotiable.

I hold a PhD in Economics from UBC, a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kanpur, and Executive certificates from Harvard Kennedy School and Columbia Business School.

DARPA Forecasting Competition Winner
International recognition · Evidence-based prediction methodology
Gates Foundation Grand Challenge
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation · Global development impact
IFRS & GAAP Standards Contributions
Intangible asset standards now adopted globally via OECD work
Core Domains
Evidence-Driven AI
Action → activity → output → outcome modeling. Organizational telemetry for mission-critical decision intelligence.
LLM & NLP Systems
Document intelligence, NER, embeddings, ontologies, retrieval at enterprise scale.
Industrial & EO AI
Earth-observation imagery, geospatial analytics, sensor fusion for industrial optimization.
Economic & Policy Systems
Panel data, time-series, impact evaluation, forecasting for policy design and accountability.
Career Timeline

Two decades of building & leading

2024–Present
STAr / SPASE
2021–Present
Efficient World
2019–2025
Lunge AI ★
2019–2020
SkyHive
2017–2021
European Investment Bank
2016–2017
House of Commons
2011–2013
OECD
Earlier
Conference Board · Wipro · MindTree
Coordinator, EO AI & Commercialization Lab
2024 — Present STAr — Space Technology Accelerator SPASE Department

Leads Industrial AI and Earth-observation driven decision systems within the SPASE Department. Focuses on physical-world grounding of AI models, traceable inference chains, and translation of EO satellite data into actionable industrial intelligence.

  • AI systems combining EO, sensor, scientific, and engineering data for industrial optimization
  • Technology readiness assessment and research-to-commercialization pathways for space tech ventures
  • Physical-world grounding of AI models with traceable inference chains and full auditability
EO / GeospatialIndustrial AISpace TechTRL AssessmentSensor Fusion
Director
2021 — Present Efficient World Vancouver, Canada

Leads AI-supported research and analytics projects for governments and major industry groups. Built systems to synthesize ESG, sustainability, and productivity evidence at scale.

  • Produced 35+ analytical reports grounded in transparent methodology and defensible data pipelines
  • Built AI systems for ESG evidence synthesis across public and private sector clients
  • Delivered productivity and competitiveness strategies for government agencies
ESG AnalyticsGovernment AdvisoryAI ResearchSustainability
Lunge
Founder & Head of Product
2019 — 2025 · Acquired Lunge AI Vancouver, Canada

Founded and led an AI company converting real organizational behavior into machine-readable evidence for decision intelligence. Successfully acquired in 2025.

  • Designed an AI-native enterprise platform operating on 100M+ documents and activity records
  • Built LLM-enabled pipelines to parse unstructured organizational artifacts via NLP/NER
  • Developed AI for priority management, constrained trade-off analysis, and evidence-based performance measurement
  • Led system architecture, applied ML, enterprise deployment, and customer integration end-to-end
LLM PipelinesNLP / NEREnterprise PlatformStartup ExitDecision Intelligence
Vice President, Data & AI
2019 — 2020 SkyHive Technologies Vancouver, Canada

Designed NLP-based skills and labor-market intelligence systems. Built production ML pipelines and large-scale skills ontologies for a future-of-work platform.

  • Built production ML pipelines using CVs and real-time job-posting data at scale
  • Constructed large-scale skills ontologies and embedding-based representations
  • Designed NLP-based labor-market intelligence systems for enterprise workforce planning
Skills OntologiesLabor Market AIEmbeddingsNLP
EIB
Lead Consultant
2017 — 2021 European Investment Bank Luxembourg

Evaluated multi-billion-dollar development portfolios across 30+ countries for one of the world's largest multilateral development lenders.

  • Designed non-financial performance and impact evaluation frameworks for major development portfolios
  • Authored 12 published studies, a methodology handbook, and multiple M&E frameworks
  • Evaluated projects spanning infrastructure, climate, innovation, and industrial development
Impact EvaluationM&E Frameworks30+ CountriesDevelopment Finance
Policy Advisor
2016 — 2017 House of Commons of Canada Ottawa, Canada

Costed national policy initiatives and provided economic analysis directly to Parliament. Built actuarial and economic models for Canada's national pension system.

  • Built actuarial models for a $500B national pension system serving 30 million Canadians
  • Prepared and presented technical briefs directly to Members of Parliament and Senators
  • Costed major national policy initiatives across fiscal, social, and economic domains
$500B Pension ModelActuarial ModelingParliamentary AdvisoryPolicy Costing
OECD
Senior Administrator
2011 — 2013 OECD — Paris Paris, France

Led work on productivity, intangible assets, and competitiveness. Built international STI indicators with contributions later embedded in global accounting standards.

  • Built international STI indicators managing 500+ data series from 26 countries
  • Led work on intangible asset valuation — contributions embedded in IFRS and GAAP
  • Managed micro-data initiatives and productivity measurement frameworks at international scale
Intangible AssetsIFRS / GAAPInternational StatisticsSTI Indicators
Economist · Engineering Manager · Software Engineer
Earlier Career Conference Board NY · Wipro · MindTree

Foundational roles spanning quantitative economic modeling, large-scale engineering management, and enterprise software development across three major organizations.

  • The Conference Board (New York) — Economic outlooks, policy analysis, quantitative modeling
  • Wipro Technologies — Engineering Manager overseeing 200-person teams delivering enterprise systems
  • MindTree — Software Engineer building multi-tier enterprise platforms
Quantitative ModelingEngineering LeadershipEnterprise Software200-Person Teams
Founded & Built

Ventures & platforms

Acquired 2025
Lunge AI

Enterprise AI platform operating on 100M+ documents and activity records. Converts real organizational behavior into machine-readable decision intelligence via LLM-powered pipelines.

Visit Lunge Systems
Active
Moonshot Zero

Industrial AI models for profitable decarbonization. Combines physical-world data, engineering constraints, and economic modeling to identify actionable net-zero pathways.

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Active
PPO-99 Capital

Human capital investment contracts — pioneering new financial structures for investing in talent, skills, and human potential. Reimagining workforce development financing.

Visit PPO-99
Track Record

Key achievements

100M+
Documents Processed
Enterprise AI platform at Lunge AI operating on documents, workflows, and activity records.
$500B
Pension System Modeled
Actuarial and economic models for Canada's national pension system serving 30M+ citizens.
250+
Published Works
Reports, papers, and articles spanning economics, technology, and markets across 20+ years.
30+
Countries Evaluated
Multi-billion-dollar development portfolios evaluated for the European Investment Bank globally.
26
Countries' Data at OECD
500+ data series managed; contributions embedded in IFRS and GAAP standards worldwide.
2025
Successful AI Exit
Founded Lunge AI in 2019, scaled to enterprise level, and achieved successful acquisition.
DARPA Forecasting Award
International recognition in DARPA-sponsored global forecasting competition for evidence-based prediction.
Gates Foundation Grand Challenge
Selected winner for innovative approaches to development impact measurement.
IFRS & GAAP Integration
OECD work on intangible assets embedded into global accounting and financial reporting standards.
Written Works

The You 2.0 Series

You 2.0 Book Series
Book Series

You 2.0

The Ultimate Guidebook Series for Midlife Reinvention

A bold, practical, and inspiring collection of guidebooks designed to help professionals and entrepreneurs in their 40s and beyond break free from limits and step into their highest potential.

Grounded in the same evidence-based, systems-thinking approach that defines Dr. Gupta's professional work — applied to personal reinvention, leadership, and lasting legacy.

Career Reinvention
Wealth & Finance
Health & Performance
Psychology of Change
Entrepreneurship
AI & Tech Future-Proofing
Purpose & Legacy
Relationships & Impact
Learn More View on Amazon
Advisory & Standards

Global advisory roles

IIT Kanpur
Adjunct Professor — SPASE Department. Teaching and research in space technology, AI, and industrial analytics at one of India's premier institutes.
Airawat Smart Cities AI
Scientific Advisor — India's national AI smart cities initiative, one of the world's largest sovereign AI infrastructure programs.
IEC & ISO
Technical committee member for AI & sustainability standards. International Electrotechnical Commission and Standards Council of Canada.
National Data Spaces
Scientific Expert — Canada's National Data Spaces Program, shaping national data infrastructure and interoperability standards.
GLG · VisasQ · Coleman Research
Expert Advisor providing strategic guidance on AI, economics, and technology across leading global expert networks.
Data.org & Beedie Luminaries
Faculty and Mentor — developing the next generation of data science practitioners and innovation leaders globally.
Technical Toolkit

Skills & technologies

AI & ML
Programming
Cloud & Data
Analytics
NLP / NER
LLM Pipelines
Embeddings
SpaCy
Vertex AI
Retrieval Systems
Ontologies
Document Intelligence
Applied ML
EO / Geospatial AI
Python
Java
R
JavaScript
SQL
MongoDB
DBT
Hadoop
Redshift
AWS
Azure
GCP
Cloud Architecture
Data Governance
ETL Pipelines
Data Engineering
Stata
SAS
SPSS
Matlab
EViews
Tableau
Looker
Geospatial Tools
Academic Foundation

Education & credentials

PhD, Economics
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
B.Tech, Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
IIT Kanpur · India · Premier Technical Institute
MA, Economics
Lakehead University
Ontario, Canada
Executive Education
Harvard Kennedy School & Columbia Business School
Leadership & Policy · Finance & Strategy
Research & Writing

Publications & research

250+
Total
Publications
12
EIB
Studies
35+
ESG
Reports
100+
Industry
Reports
Non-Financial Performance and Impact Evaluation Frameworks
European Investment Bank · 12 published studies + methodology handbook · 2017–2021
International STI Indicators, Scoreboard & Productivity Research
OECD · 500+ statistical series from 26 countries · Contributions to IFRS/GAAP · Paris, 2011–2013
ESG, Sustainability & Productivity Evidence Synthesis
Efficient World · 35+ analytical reports for governments and industry groups · 2021–Present
Economic Development Strategies — Industry Reports
Empirical Foresights · 100+ reports across utilities, manufacturing, finance, healthcare · 2014–2016
You 2.0 — The Midlife Reinvention Guidebook Series
Self-published series · Career reinvention, wealth, health, entrepreneurship, legacy · 2024–Present
Get in Touch

Let's build something meaningful together

Whether you're exploring AI system design, policy analytics, advisory engagements, or speaking opportunities — I'm interested in conversations grounded in evidence and oriented toward real impact.

Emailabhayg@abhayg.com
Phone+1-604-655-5930
LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/gabhayg
Websitewww.abhayg.com
Currently available for advisory, consulting, and speaking engagements

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