In his first interview since his release from prison in 2016, Gupta maintained his innocence, and said he wants to rebuild his life.
Rajat Gupta, retired head of consulting firm McKinsey & Co. and a former Goldman Sachs board member, was convicted nearly seven years ago of insider trading, and spent 19 months behind bars.
"I was going to testify. And in the very end, they wore me down and convinced me I shouldn't. And to me, it was a personal failure," he told Sorkin. Gupta told Sorkin that he spent time with Rajaratnam in prison, and ultimately forgave him."We played Scrabble in prison together. We played chess. We had breakfast together."
But Gupta says he wants to move on and rebuild his life. He has been consulting in India and spending time with family, but says that he is not connecting with former friends and business colleagues.Gupta also served as a top advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He told Sorkin that when he was sentenced, Gates had been supportive and initially refused to accept Gupta's resignation.
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