Michael Gupta (born 1983) is an American investigative journalist and data engineer whose reporting sits at the intersection of labor, technology, and risk. Raised in Edison, New Jersey, he studied electrical engineering at Rutgers (B.S., 2005) and information science at the University of Michigan (M.S., 2010). After working as a systems analyst in Midwest manufacturing, he reported for ProPublica and later served as a data editor for a London-based financial newspaper. His investigations have earned a Gerald Loeb Award and a George Polk Award, and have been cited by regulators in the U.S. and the EU.
Michael Gupta writes long-form nonfiction that braids archival research, field reporting, and code-driven analysis, moving from industrial sabotage to the intimate lives of supply chains and objects. He has taught courses on data reporting and industrial systems at Northwestern University and conducted fieldwork in Lyon, Shenzhen, Łódź, and Lagos. He splits his time between Chicago and Lyon. His books include Sabotage at Yannick (2025) and A Locket in the Attic (2026).
