Rajiv Shah

Dr. Raj Shah is president of the Rockefeller Foundation, a global institution committed to promoting the well-being of humanity around the world through data, science, and innovation. Under his leadership, the foundation raised and deployed more than $1 billion to respond to the COVID pandemic at home and abroad, launched a Pandemic Prevention Institute to prevent future health crises and created a $10 billion Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet to help secure a just and green recovery. Dr. shan serves on President Biden's Defense Policy Board and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Council on Foreign Relations.

Previously, Dr. Shah was the 16th Administrator of the U.S Agency for International Development where he reshaped the $20 billion agency's global operations and secured bipartisan support for America's leading development and humanitarian role in the world. He led the U.S. response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake and Pakistani floods, the 2011 East African famine, and the 2014 Ebola pandemic. For his efforts in support of U.S. national security and foreign policy, he was awarded the U.S. Global Leadership Award. Dr. Shah previously served as Chief Scientist and Undersecretary for Research, Education, and Economics at the Department of Agriculture where he created the National Institute for Food and Agriculture. In both roles, Dr. Shah was appointed by President Obama and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate.