Rajiv Shah
| Rajiv Shah | |
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| President-elect of the Rockefeller Foundation | |
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Assumed office January 5, 2017 |
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| Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development | |
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In office January 7, 2010 – February 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Alonzo Fulgham (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso E. Lenhardt (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
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March 9, 1973 Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Shivam Mallick Shah |
| Alma mater |
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor London School of Economics European Institute of Business Administration University of Pennsylvania |
| Website | Official biography |
Rajiv "Raj" Shah, MD (born March 9, 1973) is President-elect of the Rockefeller Foundation. He is a former American government official, physician and health economist who served as the 16th Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from 2010–2015.
Born to Indian immigrant parents who settled in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the late 1960s, Shah grew up in the Detroit area and attended Wylie E. Groves High School. He graduated with honors, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. At Michigan, he was awarded the Otto Graf Scholarship, given to one student university-wide for leadership excellence and academic distinction. He went on to earn a Master of Science in Health Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine. While a grad student, he created Project Impact for South Asian Americans, a non-profit organization through which he raised small dollar donations for his new community service organization. Additionally, while studying at the Wharton School of Business, Shah was awarded a $500,000 grant from U.S. Healthcare to development econometric tools to improve hospital efficiency. From these early experiences he learned that ability to raise resources is critical to any organizations success. Shah also spent time at the London School of Economics where he earned a general course certificate in economics. During the 2000 Gore-Lieberman Presidential Campaign, Shah was a health policy advisor and research associate. He was also involved in the historic Florida recount where he was among the first to detail the Florida “butterfly ballot.” He also served as a member of Governor Ed Rendell's (D-PA) transition committee on health.
Shah joined the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2001, serving in a range of leadership roles including Director of Agricultural Development, Director of Strategic Opportunities, Deputy Director of Policy and Finance and Chief Economist. During his time at Gates, he led the launch the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, an alliance with the Rockefeller Foundation that focuses on addressing the specific environmental and agricultural needs of African farmers.
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