Rajat Gupta on rebuilding his life nearly seven years after insider trading conviction
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- CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin interviews Rajat Gupta, who served 19 months in prison on federal insider trading charges. This is his first interview since being released from prison in 2016.
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Excellent interview. Watching this after seeing Raj Rajatnam's interview with Andrew Sorkin.
You can watch it too and contrast his style, tone, questions. The questions are much the similar. The tone is drastically different with Mr. Gupta enjoying the fruits of his reputation receiving low ball questions.
Despite all this, he does not hold revenge against anyone. And took everything as a learning. He surely will rise to something new!
Wall street is corrupt as hell.
It's a dirty business..infact you can't do business if you're honest.
@Dave 1977 Money talks everywhere, PERIOD.
Dave 1977 he certainly didn’t have much money to keep every rabid dog shut up ...
Although I don’t quite know why you’d want to keep him in a maximum central prison when we know all he can do now is write a book and yearn for telling a story which many may believe and many may not
I reckon you don’t quite get the idea of the imprisonments do ya ... :) we don’t lock away people we hate. We lock those who we know cannot ever change ...
They are common thieves, his humble demeanor is a lie, they steal from poor people who can not afford a lawyer let alone even know a lawyer on a first name basis. GIVE BACK THE MONEY YOU THIEVES!!
He is old. What else is there left for him to rise above?
Doesn't carry a forced American accent. Respect.
Dont be a moron. His accent is not completely Indian, its more polished version of Indian with slightly Americanized flow.
@@Kris108s If you had any brains you'd realize the difference between a forced American accent & a normal Indian accent in which Rajat Gupta speaks.
I agree. It's great he's maintained his normal accent even after many years in the US.
Wow! What smart conversation are we having here. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 🙄 🤦🏽♂️
Only ignorant people would make any derogatory comment about anyone's accent for the man's brilliant first point being that he speaks multiple languages we're here in America the majority of people speak English only
I did time in the feds with gupta in devens federal camp
In 2013. Good guy wish him the best
wow, I thought they gave high profile persons different prisons?
Very courageous man and honest with his answers. I hope you will achieve your next endeavor.
Lotus Root it was an amazing interview; very insightful and open.
They stole from the south African poor people, they stole MILK!!! Houses and EDUCATION, they are thieves, common thieves, KARMA comes around and I hoped he gets blessed so much that his guilt starts to teach him from the beginning about his conscience!
@@nealthomson9505 you go Neil.. those UNICEF ads are playing heart strings I see
I feel truly sorry for Mr. Gupta. What he did was wrong and perhaps a momentary lapse of reason, but no one can take away the fact that he is one of the most humble, empathetic, brilliant professionals and human being you could come across. From extremely modest beginnings to the peak of corporate echelons, this man's extraordinary rise can only be matched by his swift fall from grace. Mr. Gupta - keep your chin up - God is watching and he is kind to people like you at the end of it all. God bless you and your family
Gupt gupt woh kya hai..arree gupt gupt
JP Morgan gets a 1 billion dollar fine for spoofing price action on silver. No one is sentenced at JPM and these guys get a 7 year sentance? WTbleep.
I have great respect for Mr Gupta. What a humble person!
Same here. Like Raj, he was also a victim of a parasitic low-life prosecutor and a dysfunctional justice system that singled him out for being an outside.
Both are con artists
Amazing Interview. Rajat Gupta handled questions very graciously. Many good lessons to learn from this interview
Excellent interview, Andrew Sorkin.Very well done.
@Dave 1977 It was a complement on Andrew Sorkin's interview abilities and not an opinion on the outcome of the case.
He is an honorable man and very believable. The sad part is that they tried to make an example out of him and being a minority he was easy target. Of all the crooks on Wall Street this was the best that they could come up with. Quite shameful really
Funny thing is, he's starting to look a bit like Larry King! Good questions and v straight answers. Nice interview!!
Rajat, the American justice system being fair is a mirage. They protect their own, even from immigrant prosecutors trying to showboat. Be wise, even though in hindsight, and start speaking about the unequal system of justice in America.
An amazing life! I have great respect for this person. And I wish him well.
What a fascinating interview. I wish Mr. Rajat Gupta the best. Great job Andrew.
An eye opener..no matter how small the mistake is, intentional or unintentional has capability to destroy your whole reputation.
If is true, why every one didn't get equal justice
His crimes were intentional.
@@dougiesherwin9591 as long as crime pays well, there is absence of system to catch majority of criminals and criminals are accepted with open arms by society it will definitely keep happening with or without the mask intentional and unintentional.
I'm changing my comments after I started listening to his audiobook...., yet to finish;; a behemoth personality, son of a freedom fighter. Indian hindus are too honest for their own good for the wretched times (20th, 21st century).. Thanks for inspiring us,, persevering through such times..
I imagine the most emphatic word there ^ is "crafted."
My role model, my inspiration. Hope to be half the person you are Sir. You taught our generation that dreams do come true, if pursued with the right mindset and zeal.
Pray everything turns out fine for you.
You are supporting a criminal who tried try to take advantage of our financial system
Oh wow ! No wonder you are an Indian ! Let me screenshot your comment and send to every other university and company in the USA for supporting a criminal so that people like you don’t enter our country ever
This is an excellent interview Andrew .
Rajat has been a class act always and continues to be the same. He is a true professional and very correct in his approach! Sad to see that the Justice system chose to make him a scapegoat rather than go after the many in Wall Street who have had insider trading stains in their hands and were let off! As for Brahrara there is a GOD after all as he made it his mission to destroy fellow Indian Americans who have been standout citizens and achievers in the New World as professionals - doctors, lawyers, executives, businessmen etc. Rajat my friend wish you the very best as you are stellar person and can still do so much for the society at large! Good luck!
Bharara is a Khalistani, his wife is a Pakistani.
Natesan Ramesh agreed
@@DipakBose-bq1vv 😂😂😂 These things don't exist. British still wins. Indians always blaming everything on some other people.
His attitude is nice :)
Sir Gupta,
You look very composed and very professional. I am common man I do not have the ability and information to decide what is right and what is wrong.
I totally agree with you that there are bigger white collar criminal out there who are still at large.
We proud of you that we believe you are right ad did not go settlement and prefer to go through hardship and all the best
in your fight and keep fighting till justice is done.
He is just another greedy business man who got caught with his pants down, he is not worthy of praise.
Loved hearing about his side of the story. I truly trust his assertion that he didn’t do anything wrong.
Pradipta Dutta You must be extremely gullible then
@Dave 1977.....dude u a bot or any kind of program that replies the same for all comments😑😑✌🏾
He did do something wrong, he got caught giving insider trading data to a friend of his.
@@swisscottage1070 how about who steal Money 2008 financial crisis
@@newyorkcity76 I agree, they should all have been jailed however that does not mean Mr Gupta did not commit the breaches of confidentiality that he was prosecuted for.
If the American legal system worked, at least some of its Presidents and their close aides would be in jail.
The untold story here is the corruption of Preet, his abuse of power, his ignoring facts that would have proven this man’s innocence. It is absurd to send a man to prison for making a phone call under these circumstances.
Completely agree.
Who’s preet
Really unfortunate. This was at the backdrop of 2008 financial crisis and this man took the fall for the sins of Wall Street.
Dude this guy gave insider info on TARP that not only provided a taxpayer bailout for financial companies but also allowed certain investors to profit from this.
@@almightyjagsosa Bharara. He got his just desserts.
He seems so honest! Very inspiring!
He seems honest, but he was not unfortunately
Seasoned liar
His only fault was that he was a successful Indian who reached the positions which were reserved for Whites only. As for Preet Bharara, like a typical Indian he wanted to assert his status to other Indians. Probably Rajat didn't invite Preet Bharara to any of the high profile parties or inner circle.
You said it. Bad Karma is finally catching up with those so called "White only" privilege. The once arrogant USA is now heading towards collapse as they failed to handle a pandemic appropriately. COVID-19 was the Chernobyl moment, January 6th was the Reichstag's being gutted. They deserve every bit of ending up in the penury in which Nazi Germany was at the end of WW2. MARK MY WORDS! I also hope to see Preet Bharara begging on the streets, where he truly belongs!
I see. So Preet Bharara is the wrong guy here 😝😝 And Rajat is the angel 😝😝 Wow. Some more lopsided brain stuff left to share? 😝😝
great personality, seeing wisdom even in crisis . only when you believe in karma can you be free from trauma in crisis..The ugly truth of preet bharara should come out.
He is a Rock star !! I am his big fan.He will sure rise again.💐 Wishing him all the best.
He is not a Rock star, he is an ex-con.
@@swisscottage1070 A lot of rock stars have been to prison. You can be an ex-con rock star.
Here he comes out as a brave man and is so positive about everything.
What a great personality,he surrendered to the laws of country, inspite overwhelming domestic and international support about integrity,he was made to face the term,faced it like a real hero with support of his family and admirer and his spiritual inclination and went by conscious why should I be comedown,when my true to my endeavour and conscious came like a hero to be welcome d by all self-made reputation.If any one dates to make a movie it will best runway success with towering versatile Amithabh Bachan.
I have so much respect for his guy for telling the unbelievable betrayal and injustice he faced with such grace!
is it betrayal? or he acted in good faith ( but carelessly) and paid for it. He is clearly very intelligent and capable man, but it was silly mistake.
I'm his fan from today for sure & really appreciate the Host with so much of grace, much appreciated
ARS - Great interview! Rajat, As hard as this entire incident has been, you have been an example in how you have handled yourself through all this.. reflective, thoughtful and with no vendetta.. That is an example for all of us..
Andrew Ross Sorkin is a great interviewer, and yes Rajat Gupta has no ulterior motive but to find redemption through alternative channels.
Not testifying was the biggest mistake. But what was at risk back then, for doing it. Perhaps that's more intriguing.
Whatever he did, he should now be forgiven as he did real time like a man and not snitch or cut some shady deal to keep his ass out of prison. He’s paid his dues. Everyone needs a fresh start.
This man was falsely convicted.
Mr. Gupta may or may not be guilty and I am nobody to pass judgment on the judicial system of the land but yes this interview shows how well Mr. Gupta adapted to one of the most difficult situations one can have in life and turn all negatives into positives.....Brilliant and Humble.
Excellent Questions Andrew Ross Sorkin !
Thought provoking. Credit to the interviewer as well.
Student of Dr. Subramanium Swamy. FMR PM of Manmohan Singh also wanted to save him
Ya, he was a student of IIT delhi that time
He was indeed a Political Prisoner....but being as graceful as has, vindicates that. The interview is great training ground on how to be a crafty, incisive and respectful individual even under such trying circumstances, since these interviews are certainly not easy....great viewing...
My respect for this man increased a thousand fold as I heard him saying " I wrote in this book of an interesting life with ups and downs and lots of learning along the way". Rajat has moved on, examined his life with a student's curiosity and is unafraid to share that learning with others. I thought only philosophers as Socrates did that when he said famously an un-examined life is not worth living.
His question about why none of the high profile bankers are ever prosecuted for the financial crisis is absolutely right. No idea why Preet targeted people like Rajat instead of the ones that are responsible for the financial crisis.
Absolutely - He was made as a scapegoat of the financial crisis ..... If a white man in his position when he got support from Bill gates , Kofi Annan and another 30 Top notch people of impeccable personalities who sent letters to the Judge. Read the Judge statement before sentencing him.... The price of color ......... Law for Whites are different for colored person.
I think the phone call was quite damaging, a man of his stature can not do such mistake.
It was a sad day when i heard about it.
Has a good attitude about his prison time.
Ridiculous! He revealed confidential information to personally benefit financially! To say he did not remember the critical 16 seconds smacks of ridiculous incredulity. Rajat Gupta seems to have no compunction about lying! He is trying to defend a stupid mistake he made. What nonsense! 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ Go home man!!
A honest man ends up in jail with few bad people around.. Rajat is one of brightest, had a great run. His long time friend Anil Kumar betraying him to save his own jail time . The biggest regret for Rajat is trusting his close friends, who testified aganist him.
He got caught insider trading, he is an educated grown man who knew what he was doing but was greedy for more money
That’s How this world 🌎 works.
People are still not learning anything we came with nothing we are going to go with nothing.
Martha Stewart was taken down for much smaller charges. These guys thought they were untouchable when they were flying high. Now they blame the good lawyers who helped them.
Great guy ....may God give him the strength to rebuild his life.....and I would imagine he would do something for the less fortunate type of people he met in prison !
Great interview. Good to hear his side of the story. I guess when you are in some board meeting, during break, you should not try to reach out to anyone in the investment business. Maybe not call them at least for a week. He did well.
He is a millionaire. He made enough money. So, seven years is not so bad.
Excellent interview.
Yet again bad advice from Attorney’s! He should of followed his gut and testified.
Those of you saying you have respect for this dude, how?! He’s a freakin crook! He’s as straight as a jalebi or Apu if you prefer!
It’s obvious who was the winner in all this: his lawyers. To the tune of $60mil.
Rajaratnam was not Indian, he was Sri Lankan
Bharara is a Khalistani and his wife is a Pakistani.
Are you venting? or is there some truth behind this statement?
@@djtmaga639 Fake article.
@@praveensinha2032 He is some idiot smoking weed.
While there is no Saint without the past, Gupta broke the trust others had in him.
But he never received any kick backs. Why will anyone do something that he is convicted of without any benefit?
The info he mentioned on the tape wasn't confidential nor market moving. It was already public knowledge. He got in trouble for confirming that the info was discussed in the meeting. A witch hunt
Thank You Andrew for doing this interview and for presenting a more nuanced view. Rajat, Thank You for doing the book, for being on the show and while, I don't know if you are a saint (i believe you are innocent) but, your sage insights, prescient wisdom and lessons learned left an impressive mark on me.
Rajat had only one fault- he did not listen to Anita- his wife: to keep away from the scumbag Rajanathnam and to resign from Goldman Sachs board and secondly to give up work and retire
The impression left on me is that he is guilty and deserved to go to prison.
@@swisscottage1070 Guilty on all accounts ?
Sir you are our role model during my IIT days..
Life is a miracle
Insider trading should be legal. In fact, only insiders should be traders.
lol
😆😉😜
You win!
Mr Gupta should be given the Nobel prize for Insider trading
It really should be legal, if you happen to dedicate your entire day to the market and you happen to gather information that helps you make some decisions then it's no different than watching a sports analyst on ESPN and betting on a particular football or basketball game. It's information that anyone can get if they know the right ppl. If you don't know the right ppl then that's too bad, don't trade then. How tf do rapists/molesters get less time than insider trading? Someone pls explain this to me logically
@@swisscottage1070 some kind words for leamon Bros pls?.. and all the mfs who ran away with all the money.. 🕺
Let God give him peace 🙏🙏🙏
In India, nobody comes out of prison in good shape. The conditions are terrible here. In the US, I guess prison isn't that bad. Prisoners have rights.
I'm amazed how many people fall for this kind of con-man.
Seven years ? ! Get in touch with Pelosi . She'll show you how to do it , ' legally ' .
Interesting take. The lack of anger is a good Example!
BS case with screwed up judge , no mettle in evidence, wasted everyone’s time and messed up an innocent
Dave 1977 if you go by the evidence, then anyone can be jailed
@Dave 1977 Exactly!
he used Bhagawad Gita during his prison time... no wonder he is calm, composed and no grudge against crooks.
He is a calm composed crook
@@swisscottage1070 You seems to know lot of calm composed crook from inside out, how many of those did pay visit to your mumma while you were kid ?
@@armish4197 Gupta the greedy for money insider dealer got caught with his pants down
@@swisscottage1070 takes one to know one.. 😂😂
@@armish4197 Did i hurt your feelings? Their is nothins spiritual about Gupta, he was just another greedy wall street executive who happned to get caught.
He was a board of director at Goldman Sachs, board of directors are powerful enough to fire the CEO.
Indian reportors should learn from this reportor. Hats off to you bruh!!!
American justice is not based on LOGIC !
Dang they just threw the Indian guys under the bus.
After watching this i started reading Raj Rajartnams book 'uneven justice' and read a very different perspective. For example rajat gupta says Raj took his money out of the voyager funds before it collapsed, but Raj's view is that he sold a 8m stake to Gupta for 5m (before the Financial crisis) and thats the money he took out. The leveraged fund collapsed after lehman went down and at that time Gupta expected Raj to compensate him for his total Investment. However I'm not fully convinced and will read guptas and preet bharata books next. For example I cant believe that someone like gupta expected all of the upside but not risk the capital. All these Indians have done well in the west but history may show them as corrupt. Theres no need to watch Billions just read these books.
This is the problem with Jury trials. Happened with Arthur Andersen, where the prosecution just hammered into Jurors, how all of Arthur Andersen was really the mastermind behind Enron's books. They even lumped Business Consulting with Audit.
He has called Raj Ratanam for 16 second call about warren buffet investment to Goldman Sachs. Why? But he was a tipper to him.
Awesome Man!!
Ex con, nothing more nothing less.
Did this reporter interview Preet Bharara? It would be interesting to get his side of the story. I just watched the interview with Raj Rajaratnam and now this one. I see some gaps in their stories. I don't think he was sentenced just based on the 16sec s call or without sufficicient proof. The defense lawyer could have disproved any exaggerated thins about the defendant. Is it possible the jury was overzealous?
Jury was not overzealous but they certainly had a tainted perception about any corporate at that time of financial crisis and when a prosecutor spins a narrative of illusion to punish a top corporate, in that context- it taints the perception for sure! And where is the concrete evidence? Why only circumstantial evidences ? If they were able to get Rajratnam on concrete evidences then why not Rajat ?
Great interview
I have done nothing wrong - Al Capone
He was made as a scapegoat of the financial crisis
Lloyd played out on him big time
In denial even with all the evidence against him. LOL
I have been so ill for a whole year. Being unable to return, being unable to reach out to people that might be missing me. I want you to know that take me as available upon my return. For whatever question you have. I am here for you. I understand you. Totally understand you cause I always told you the truth. This disease has been abusing me for such a long time and I cant explain it eithout sounding exotic.Anyone in my position just want some relief. I am here. Feel free to inquire. You guide.
Reporter: Why did you write this 📕?
Raj: My prison mate told me to write a book because I can get paid. 😂😂😂😂
Andrew: Excellent interview ! Rajat: thanks for telling your side of the story. (anyone who has studied the financial crisis and the aftermath would conclude that the system is corrupt). Surely you did not directly benefit and definitely did not deserve the sentence/solitary confinement, etc. The continuing support of your family and friends demonstrate that you are success. Best Wishes !
between Raj and Rajat, someone is lying ....
Working for other people makes one dumb...... his colleague from his company Anil kumar got away testifying against him and rajratnam...no doubt rajaratnam was a criminal... Not sure about Rajat gupta
There is not one broker trader on the Street with no violations of the law! Money power equals no jail time! Ask Steve Cohen he’ll tell u how he walked away with minimal inconvenience. Mr Bhrara was the man at the DA office then too!
Why doesn't he talk about the LIBOR scandal??
A honest executive who paid the price for being associated with a bad actor in financial crisis. Sad punishment for him but glad he seems to be taking it in a right way
You spelt dishonest incorrectly, you spelt it as 'honest'
Clearly a very polished person… but difficult to believe him. He has paid the ultimate price, serving time and his reputation will forever be tarnished.
He should have had listened to his wife!! ‘These financial people will eat for lunch’
Let’s be real there was/is rampant insider trading during that time they got convicted prob because they were Indian
It was about an Indian american wannabe politician trying to prove himself more american than americans. Raj was probably involved but proofs against this guy is so sketchy
The problem it's lot of bankers powerful people we already know who still they do wherever they want
Mr. Sir Rajatji, You are my shining lite. U R making to many truth but the peoples no like u. U make me feel to homely when u visit my shop in Manhattan to buy skittle candy. I luv u only
The fact is he was found guilty. Accept it and move on. Reflect on your mistakes and take accountability.
Picking a phrase from the wiretap recording and imputing insider trading insinuations was insane. Both Rajat Gupta and Raj Rajaratnam are incredible immigrants with fantastic achievements. Overly ambitious and wretched Preet Barara needs to be in jail.
Nice Interview
Law of dhamma punishes everyone in due time, then came Rajat’s turn. Ego is your worst enemy,time catches up. Had everything and lost the most important thing, his reputation. No excuses, he will be always remembered for his misdeeds.
What misdeeds? Did you follow the trial?
@@mdv1013 Were you on the jury? What gives you the authority to declare him innocent