Rupi serves as the agency's chief legal advisor, providing strategic legal guidance to agency leadership and overseeing the Office of General Counsel, Office of Internal Audits and Compliance Office.

Rupi joined SCDES in August 2024 as Chief External Affairs Officer, where he led the agency's legislative affairs and communications efforts and provided strategic counsel on high-priority issues involving public and governmental stakeholders.

Prior to joining SCDES, he served as Chief of Strategic Planning and Research for the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. He also spent more than eight years as Assistant General Counsel at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, advising agency leadership on regulatory matters, legislative issues and compliance enforcement. Rupi began his career in private practice in Washington, DC.  

Rupi earned his law degree from The George Washington University Law School.  He also earned undergraduate (Bachelor of Business Administration) and graduate degrees (Master of Public Health) from Emory University