# Professor Arpit Gupta in-depth Q&A interview: “2026 Best 40-Under-40 Business Professors: Arpit Gupta, NYU Stern School of Business.”

1 School News May 17, 2026 ![Poets and Quants logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_036687.gif?itok=YuUEYfSP)Excerpt from [Poets&Quants](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__poetsandquants.com_2026_05_17_2026-2Dbest-2D40-2Dunder-2D40-2Dbusiness-2Dprofessors-2Darpit-2Dgupta-2Dnyu-2Dstern-2Dschool-2Dof-2Dbusiness_&d=DwMFaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=f1poEwFd5tqdWAJ4TgLnisTLZvJYTPJ4miK3MmGHddI&m=FjQtMqIlw_qMHyLfCJQq7ptPs0Y6Tg0H3X8cP0DqdvKrpUCth7RY6QVN57QA84bJ&s=HgzM7ioSk1ZTfQHGW4SKaQCTelLlEapgdLUvbMPGM88&e=) — “I try to create a lot of room for engagement in the classroom. I’ve created a lot of cases, and have recently experimented by creating live-action business simulations which allow students to negotiate and engage with each other in controlled environments.”

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