***REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR MEMBERS. WALK-INS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED***

NAAAP Philly members are invited to an exclusive, after-hours celebration at the Reading Terminal Market. This year in addition to food, drinks, and fun - we are excited to have Mr. Anuj Gupta, General Manager of the Reading Terminal Market.  Mr. Gupta will share his experiences on managing the historic Reading Terminal Market, his extensive work in business, his support of Asian communities, and the lessons in leadership he picked up along the way throughout his illustrious career.

Learn more about Anuj Gupta in this interview with the Philadelphia Magazine

Date - December 5th, 2017

Time - 7:00 - 9:00 pm; Please arrive by 7:30 to hear from Anuj. Doors will not open until 7:00 pm

Location - Reading Terminal Market, 51 N 12th St 

Pricing -

• Free for members
• $20 for member's guest 
• $40 for Non-Members but paying this fee will include a 1 year membership to NAAAP Philly

Ticket Price includes hors d'oeuvres. Cash bar available.

*Early bird guest tickets have sold out. More guest tickets have been added

Must be 21+ years old. 

Attire is Business Casual 

Since the event is for Members only, for a limited time until Dec 5th, an annual membership is only $40. This will get you access not only to this exclusive celebration at the Reading Terminal Market, but all other events in 2018 for free or a highly discounted rate. A quick sample of next year's events include: new Asian speakers series, HR Mixer, Lunar New Year celebration, Super Networking, and our Women in NAAAP dinners and summit, just to name a few. Membership pays for itself after 2-3 events!

Contact: kristy.leong@naaapphilly.org

Anuj Gupta's Bio

Anuj Gupta is currently the General Manager of the historic Reading Terminal Market.  In this role, he oversees all aspects of the nearly 80 merchant market’s day-to-day operations including leasing, marketing, special events, as well as guiding the non-profit corporation’s strategic direction.  Prior to this role, Anuj served as Executive Director of Mt. Airy, USA.  Under his direction, Mt. Airy USA undertook the redevelopment of one of the largest Transit Oriented Development sites in Philadelphia which in 2014 became a second campus for the acclaimed K-8 Wissahickon Charter School, invested over $1 million in redeveloping blighted sections of Germantown Avenue, launched a new business association and destination website for Mt. Airy and expanded the organization’s housing counseling capacity to serve nearly 600 people annually.  Prior to this position, he served for three years (2008- 2010) in Mayor Michael A. Nutter’s administration in a number of roles including Chief of Staff of the Department of Licenses & Inspections, and Deputy to the Managing Director.  Prior to joining Mayor Nutter’s administration, Anuj was an attorney at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP where he practiced in the firm’s real estate/affordable housing group from 2004-2007. In 2013, Anuj also opened his own restaurant – Jyoti Indian Bistro – a fast-casual south Asian restaurant in Mt. Airy.

Anuj is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2003), the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Institute of Government (M.G.A., 2003) and Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., 1996).  He currently is a board member of the Philadelphia Historical Commission, Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians (Chair), PHL-Diversity Board of Directors, a member of the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Board of Trustees, an appointee to Governor Tom Wolf’s Commission on Asian American & Pacific Islander Affairs and a member of the Board of Trustees of Chestnut Hill Hospital.