A K Dasgupta is the Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation of India.
A Science graduate from Dibrugarh University and a PGDBM from Punjab University, A K Dasgupta has held various important posts in the Corporation such as Sr Divisional Manager, Guwahati and Karnal, Deputy General Manager, LIC(International) Bahrain, Regional Manager(Marketing), Western Zone, Mumbai, Chief Executive, LIC Housing Finance, Mumbai & Zonal Manager, LIC, Central Zone, Bhopal. Prior to his taking over as MD he was heading the International Operations and Corporate Communications Department as Executive Director in the Corporate Office.
Apart from being associated with many organizational development programmes in LIC, he was also instrumental in introducing many new initiatives. In LIC HFL he also led the successful maiden GDS issue of the Company. He is a strategist and has taken many initiatives to enhance the image of the Corporation through publicity activities and leverage information technology for giving boost to the marketing activities.
His hobbies are travelling and photography and he is a voracious reader.