Anita Sengupta

Early life and training Sengupta was born in Glasgow, Scotland before emigrating to New York where she was raised thereafter. Her father hailed from West Bengal, India, and was a mechanical engineer who studied at the Indian Institute of Technology. Her mother was an expert in French and German. Her parents met at the University of Liverpool. Sengupta is an avid science fiction fan including Doctor Who and Star Trek. . She is also a FAA commercial pilot, PADI scuba diver, sport motorcyclist, mountain biker, and avid hiker .

Cold Atom Laboratory Anita Sengupta was the CAL Project Manager from the projects inception, for which she and the team was awarded a Popular Mechanics Prize . The company has been awarded multiple SBIR/STTR contracts with the US Air Force , US Marine Corps , and US Army . The company was a winner of Army xTech 8 and is a Finalist in the US Army xtech Humanoid . The company also received a CA Energy Commission CalTestBed Voucher grant . The company was named a Titan Innovation Company and Top Company for Women in 2022 . The company was named Minority Emerging Technology and Industries Firm of the Year in 2023 . The company was named a Top 50 Global Resiliency Company by the QBE Foundation in 2025 . The company has received numerous government Small Business Innovative research contracts including an Air Force Phase 2 , Marine Corps Phase 1 , and Army Phase 2 .