Thursday, February 16, 2017

ESD's founder, Hem Gupta, passes at the age of 85

Hem Gupta, founder of Environmental Systems Design (also known as ESD), died on February 10 at the age of 85.

The family did not disclose the cause of death.

A native of India, Gupta received his Masters degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois. In 1954, he began his professional career at Skidmore Owings & Merrill. Gupta also worked for Epstein, and was Perkins + Will’s chief engineer when he launched his own firm, EDS, in 1967.

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