Sarita Gupta is vice president of U.S. programs at the Ford Foundation, overseeing the foundation’s domestic work including Civic Engagement and Government, Creativity and Free Expression, Future of Work(ers), Technology and Society, Disability Rights, and Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice. Having served previously as executive director of Jobs With Justice and co-director of Caring Across Generations, she is a nationally recognized expert on the economic, labor, and political issues affecting workers, and is widely acknowledged as a key leader and strategist for building coalitions and policies that protect, and advance the rights of workers.
She currently sits on the boards of the Institute for Policy Studies, United States Student Association Foundation, All Above All, School of Labor and Urban Studies Foundation at CUNY, Mount Holyoke Alumnae Association, and Ownership Works. A Hunt Alternatives Fund Prime Movers Fellow and a graduate of the Rockwood Leadership Training Program, Gupta has received a number of awards and accolades.
Class year: 1996
Joined board: 2023