A retired Gupta sat on the boards of Goldman Sachs and Procter and Gamble. The board meetings sometimes dealt with inside information, such as a planned investment by Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway, a sign of confidence in Goldman Sachs, amid the 2008 financial crisis. Gupta called Raj seconds after the meeting and confirmed the latter's enquiry about the Berkshire investment, without giving it much thought.