Meet Anu
Say: “uh-Nuu”
Lawyer, Scientist, Peer-Reviewed Author, Educator, Meditation Teacher & Movement Leader
Anu Gupta is a…
Founder & CEO
Anu Gupta is a lawyer, scientist, educator, and the Founder of BE MORE with Anu. He developed BE MORE’s science-backed method by applying existing neuroscience and organizational psychology to two decades of study, practice, and original research on the causes of and solutions to organizational diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) challenges.
Lawyer, Scientist & Peer-Reviewed Author
A peer-reviewed author and the principal investigator behind BE MORE’s research, Anu is a sought-after expert in DEIB, mindfulness, and breaking bias. His research was supported by the National Science Foundation, New York State Health Foundation, Echoing Green, American Heart Association, Nathan Cummings Foundation, On Being, and the Kellogg Foundation, among others. He has written and spoken extensively, including on the TED stage, the Oprah Conversation, Fast Company, and Newsweek. He currently serves as a Systems Designer and author on Antiracist Leadership for Dickinson Law’s Antiracist Development Institute (ADI).
Educator & Meditation Teacher
Anu worked as an attorney, a research scientist, and a teacher in the United States, Europe, and Asia prior to founding BE MORE. He has logged over 10,000 hours of meditation and is a trained mindfulness and yoga teacher from Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Insight Meditation Society, and ISHTA Yoga. He teaches meditation on the Insight Timer, Open, and the Ten Percent Happier meditation apps, with a total reach of nearly 20 million people globally. He obtained his JD from NYU Law, where he was a Root-Tilden Scholar, an MPhil in Development Studies from Cambridge University, and a BA in International Relations & Islamic Studies from NYU. Follow him across all social channels @bemorewithanu.
Movement Leader
Ending all forms of -isms in our lifetimes is going to take all of us.
Anu founded BE MORE with a vision:
to inspire a business-led movement of equity and belonging that is Beyond Equality Movement of Opportunities Rising for Everyone — or
BE MORE.
Our vision is memorialized in:
ANU’S SCHOLARSHIP
Take a look at Anu’s original research
Since 2003, Anu has been studying, writing, researching, publishing, and working in the diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), antiracism, and human rights fields. Learn more about his work around systemic racism, mindfulness and bias reduction, and virtual learning theory.
