With twenty-plus years as CEO in the Interactive Digital Media industry of multi-national public companies and high-growth private corporations, Vikas Gupta is a proven disruptor who thrives on innovation. He possesses a bold and strategic mindset and is well-versed in forging ambitious visions and developing execution strategies to transform those visions into reality.
Today, Vikas is the CEO of AVARA Media. AVARA’s vision is “Building Better Worlds” and the company leverages the magic of Augmented Reality to connect a global audience to the most pressing issues related to human influence on the planet.
Vikas was the CEO of TransGaming, a leading technology company in the electronic entertainment sector. In this capacity, Vikas negotiated major license agreements with the world’s largest video game companies and worked on the biggest video game franchises globally. TransGaming was acquired by Nvidia in 2015.
After TransGaming, Vikas was the CEO of Big Blue Bubble where he launched a massive new game to complement the company’s flagship gaming franchise and scaled the company to new heights.
Vikas is a member of the prestigious YPO (Young President’s Organization), sits on the Senate of the University of Waterloo, is a long-standing Board member with Interactive Ontario, and is an advisor to several companies and entrepreneurs.
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