With over 15 years of experience in the Indian telecom and wireless industry, Virendra Gupta co-founded Versé in 2007. Currently serving as the Managing Director of the company, Virendra’s enduring vision is for Versé to be partner of choice for leading mobile operators in emerging markets such as India, Africa, South Africa, Bangladesh, Indonesia and more. In his quest to expand Versé’s reach globally, Virendra spends a considerable amount of time travelling and meeting customers and partners in the mobile VAS ecosystem. While at headquarters, Virendra reviews, evaluates and aligns business & product strategies, focuses on special projects and most importantly, invests in nurturing the human capital of the organization. Before founding Versé, he was Director of the Telecom vertical at Trilogy. Holding a Master’s Degree in Management from IIT Mumbai, Virendra has deep & varied experience in the telecom industry in companies like Bharti Airtel, OnMobile and BPL Mobile. His areas of speciality include mobile VAS, new businesses, new product development, and developing prepaid consumer markets.