Rustam Sengupta is a renewable energy expert and educator specializing in sustainable business models and energy access. He is the founder of Boond, a social enterprise that deployed solar energy solutions to over 50,000 people in rural India. His work focuses on climate resilience, distributed energy systems, and economic sustainability in underserved markets.
Rustam holds an MBA from INSEAD Business School and an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. He has taught courses on climate change, renewable energy, and social impact at universities and advised development agencies on climate policy and sustainable enterprise design. His professional experience spans banking, consulting, and impact-driven ventures, with roles at Standard Chartered, Syngenta, and Deloitte Consulting across Asia, Europe, and North America.