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Raj Shah
Raj Shah
13th President of the Rockefeller Foundation
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; March 1, 2017
Preceded by	Judith Rodin
16th Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
	In office; January 7, 2010 – February 19, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Alonzo Fulgham (acting)
Succeeded by	Alfonso E. Lenhardt (acting)
Personal details
Born	March 9, 1973 (age 51); Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Shivam Mallick
Education	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (BS); University of Pennsylvania (MS, MD)

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Rajiv J. "Raj" Shah (born March 9, 1973) is an American physician, economist and executive. He is the president of the Rockefeller Foundation and a former government official and health economist who served as the sixteenth administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from 2010 to 2015. Shah is the author of the book Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Occurs, which was released by Simon Element on October 10, 2023.^[1]

Early life and career

Shah was born to Indian Gujarati immigrant parents who settled in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the late 1960s.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Shah is an adherent of the Hindu faith.^[6] He grew up in the Detroit area and attended Wylie E. Groves High School. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. 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. Shah also spent time at the London School of Economics where he earned a general course certificate in economics.^[7] During the 2000 Gore-Lieberman Presidential Campaign, Shah was a health policy advisor and research associate. He also served as a member of Governor Ed Rendell's (D-PA) transition committee on health.^[8]

The Gates Foundation

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.

Shah was also responsible for developing the International Finance Facility for Immunization, which raised more than $5 billion for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI). IFFI has been recognized as an example of the power of innovative financing for global development.^[9]

Obama administration

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Shah was nominated by President Obama to serve as Chief Scientist and Undersecretary of Agriculture for Research, Education and Economics on April 17, 2009. He was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate on May 12, 2009.

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Shah was nominated to serve as the sixteenth administrator of USAID on November 10, 2009 and confirmed by the United States Senate unanimously on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2009.^[10] He was sworn into office by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on January 7, 2010.^[11]^[12]^[13]

Emergency management

On his fifth day as administrator, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti, that destroyed the capital and killed more than 200,000 citizens. Shah was tasked by President Obama to lead the United States response to the disaster, launching one of the largest humanitarian efforts in history.^[14]

Reforming USAID

Shah worked to reform how USAID conducted business. He promoted a new model of development based on engagement with the private sector.^[15] He earned bipartisan support for his efforts, which included increasing his Agency's budget growth during a time of sequestration.^[16]

Food security reform

Shah led efforts to reform food security in an effort to fight against hunger around the world.^[17] Shah used the Camp David G8 Summit in 2012 to attract private investment commitments to the effort.^[18]

Maternal and child health

As administrator of USAID, Shah restructured $2.9 billion of global health investments to focus on cost-effective ways to save lives of children under the age of five in priority countries.^[19] He created a partnership co-led by Ethiopia, India and UNICEF, "A Promise Renewed", to have more than one hundred partner countries restructure health priorities and invest in measurement to deliver better outcomes.^[20] As a result of these and other efforts, the global level of child deaths is coming down faster than previously expected.^[21]

U.S. Global Development Lab

Shah continued building on his new model of development in 2014 when he announced the establishment of the United States Global Development Lab.^[22]^[23]

Power Africa

In 2013, President Obama launched Power Africa, bringing together technical and legal experts, the private sector, and governments from around the world to work in partnership to increase the number of people with access to power.^[24]^[25] As administrator, Shah led the administration's efforts to secure billions of dollars of private investments for African power development to bring more than 26,000 MW of power online.^[26]

Later career

After Shah resigned from USAID on January 30, 2015,^[27] he was appointed Distinguished Fellow in Residence at Georgetown University, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, developing and teaching a graduate seminar on Rethinking Global Development and National Security policy with an emphasis on fragile states, data and innovation.^[28] He also founded and serves as Managing Partner for Latitude Capital, a global emerging markets power and infrastructure private equity firm.^[29]

United Nations High-Level Panel on the Global Response to Health Crises

In 2015, Shah was one of six global leaders appointed by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to review the world's capacity to prepare for and respond to global pandemic threats. The panel presented their findings and recommendations to the Secretary General, UN General Assembly, and the G8 and G20 groups of leaders.^[30]

Moneyball for Government

Shah co-authored a bipartisan chapter in the second edition of the book Moneyball for Government with Michael Gerson, former assistant to the president for policy and strategic planning under President George W. Bush.^[31] The chapter, titled "Foreign Assistance and the Revolution of Rigor," calls for data and evidence to drive U.S. foreign aid and provides a roadmap for improving and sustaining foreign assistance programs.^[32]

The Rockefeller Foundation

On January 5, 2017, the board of trustees announced the unanimous selection of Shah to serve as the thirteenth president of the Rockefeller Foundation.^[33] He assumed office on March 1, 2017, succeeding Dr. Judith Rodin, who had served as president for nearly twelve years. Shah is the first-ever Indian-American to serve as president of the foundation.^[34]^[35] The mission of the Foundation is to improve the lives of humanity around the world.^[36]

Book

Shah authored the book Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Occurs, which was released by Simon Element on October 10, 2023.^[37] The book focuses on his career and his perspective on effective organizational change.^[38]

Awards and recognition

Shah has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Secretary of State's Distinguished Service Award (2013); the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, the highest official honor for non-resident Indian, awarded by the President of India (2011);^[39] the U.S. Global Leadership Council Tribute Award (2014); and the Gene White Lifetime Achievement Award for Child Nutrition (2014).

Shah has been awarded numerous honorary degrees including American University, Doctor of International Affairs (2012), Tuskegee University, Doctor of Science (2012), and Colby College, Doctor of Laws (2011).^{[citation needed]}

2020 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist in Citizen Leadership^[40]
2023 Time Climate 100 List ^[41]

Board and affiliations

Shah currently sits on numerous boards including Trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation,^[42] International Rescue Committee, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Results for America, Trilateral Commission, the Atlantic Council and The National Geographic Society.^[43] He is also a member on the Council of Foreign Relations^[44] On January 4, 2017 he was elected President of the Rockefeller Foundation, the first Indian-American to hold that post.^[45] Shah is a member of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee.^[46]

Personal life

Shah is married to Shivam Mallick Shah. They have three children and currently reside in Washington, D.C.^[47]

References

^ "Rajiv J. Shah on 'Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens'". Washington Post. 2023-10-09. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
^ "Rajiv Shah: Meet the Gujarati who may replace Nancy Powell as US Ambassador to India". The Times of India. New Delhi. April 1, 2014. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
^ Datta-Ray, Sunanda K (April 27, 2009). "Showcasing Gujarat, abroad". Rediff. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ Vora, Sanjay (April 3, 2014). "Mul Gujarati Rajiv Shah Americi Rajdoot Banshe?" મૂળ ગુજરાતી રાજીવ શાહ અમેરિકી રાજદૂત બનશે? [Will Gujarati-origin Rajiv Shah become American ambassador?]. Divya Bhaskar. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ Chitnis, Deepak (April 1, 2014). "USAID chief Rajiv Shah touted to become the next US ambassador to India". The American Bazaar. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ "Religion and Ethics News Weekly Rajiv Shah Extended Interview Season15 6:43". PBS. Feb 17, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2021./
^ https://www.alumni.lse.ac.uk/show_module_fw2.aspx?sid=1623&gid=1&ecid=5587&control_id=644&nologo=1&cvprint=1&page_id=252&crid=0&scontid=-1&viewas=user Archived 2017-03-07 at the Wayback Machine>
^ "Intriguing people for January 14, 2010 - CNN.com". CNN. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
^ Marilyn Chase (2005-04-26). "Malaria Trial Could Set a Model For Financing of Costly Vaccines". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ Rozen, Laura. "Breaking: Rajiv Shah for USAID administrator". Politico. Archived from the original on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "Rajiv Shah Sworn in as USAID Administrator". ONE. 2010-01-07. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "Remarks at a Swearing-In Ceremony for Dr. Rajiv Shah as USAID Administrator". USAID. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "Remarks at Swearing-In Ceremony of Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of U.S. Agency for International Development". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ Rucker, Philip (2010-01-15). "Officials hail USAID chief's crisis management skills". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ Landler, Mark (2010-10-22). "Dr. Rajiv Shah Seeks to Cure the Ills of Usaid". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "USAID's Shah Forges Unlikely Relationships With Conservative Republican Members". Roll Call. 2013-01-21. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ Nixon, Ron (2014-05-19). "U.S. Initiative on Hunger Aids Millions, Report Finds". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "Rajiv Shah". Feed the Future. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "With help of private industry, USAID review finds $2.9 billion for maternal, child health". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "Ending Preventable Maternal and Child Deaths: A Promise Renewed". Archived from the original on 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ Editorial Board (2012-05-30). "A startling and welcome drop in child mortality". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "Global Development Lab". USAID. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ Gewen, Virginia (2014). "US agency shifts approach to global poverty". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2014.14983. S2CID 155817664. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "Power Africa | U.S. Agency for International Development". USAID. Archived from the original on 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "FACT SHEET: Power Africa". whitehouse.gov. 2013-06-30. Archived from the original on 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2016-10-17 – via National Archives.
^ "Billions of dollars in deals and funding to be announced at Africa summit". Reuters. 2016-08-03. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ Nixon, Ron (2014-12-17). "Chief of Agency for International Development to Step Down". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ Pongsajapan, Robert (2015-02-18). "Georgetown Appoints USAID Administrator As SFS Distinguished Fellow". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "Latitude Capital". Latitude Capital. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "Secretary-General Appoints High-Level Panel on Global Response to Health Crises". United Nations. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "Can Moneyball for Government Maximize Impact on the Ground?". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "With Help of Private Industry, USAID Review Finds $2.9 Billion for Maternal, Child Health". Moneyball for Government. 2014-06-25. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "The Rockefeller Foundation Names Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, Former USAID Administrator, as Next President". Archived from the original on 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
^ Gelles, David (2017-01-04). "Rockefeller Foundation Picks Rajiv J. Shah, a Trustee, as President". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
^ "The Rockefeller Foundation Names Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, Former USAID Administrator, as Next President - The Rockefeller Foundation". The Rockefeller Foundation. Archived from the original on 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
^ Awojulugbe, Oluseyi (November 22, 2019). "Ndidi Nwuneli appointed board member of The Rockefeller Foundation". Cable Newspaper Ltd. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
^ "Rajiv J. Shah on 'Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens'". Washington Post. 2023-10-09. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
^ Lenkowsky, Leslie. "'Big Bets' Review: Trying to Reach Audacious Goals". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
^ "USAID administrator wins Pravasi Bharatiya Samman - Rediff.com India News". Rediff. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, 2020 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist in Citizen Leadership".
^ "TIME100 Climate 2023: Rajiv J. Shah". Time. 2023-11-16.
^ "Rajiv Shah - The Rockefeller Foundation". The Rockefeller Foundation. Archived from the original on 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "National Geographic Society Names Three New Trustees: Ellen Stofan, Joseph M. DeSimone and Rajiv Shah". 11 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
^ "Membership Roster | Council on Foreign Relations". Archived from the original on 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
^ Gelles, David (5 January 2017). "Rockefeller Foundation Picks Rajiv J. Shah, a Trustee, as President". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
^ "Defense Policy Board". policy.defense.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ "DC's Power Couples | Washingtonian (DC)". June 16, 2011. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

External links

Media related to Rajiv Shah at Wikimedia Commons

Commissioners at Lancet Commission on COVID-19
USAID Bio
Appearances on C-SPAN

Political offices
Preceded by Alonzo Fulgham Acting	Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development 2010–2015	Succeeded by Alfonso E. Lenhardt Acting

[1] "Rajiv J. Shah on 'Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens'". Washington Post. 2023-10-09. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-20.

[2] "Rajiv Shah: Meet the Gujarati who may replace Nancy Powell as US Ambassador to India". The Times of India. New Delhi. April 1, 2014. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

[3] Datta-Ray, Sunanda K (April 27, 2009). "Showcasing Gujarat, abroad". Rediff. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

[4] Vora, Sanjay (April 3, 2014). "Mul Gujarati Rajiv Shah Americi Rajdoot Banshe?" મૂળ ગુજરાતી રાજીવ શાહ અમેરિકી રાજદૂત બનશે? [Will Gujarati-origin Rajiv Shah become American ambassador?]. Divya Bhaskar. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

[5] Chitnis, Deepak (April 1, 2014). "USAID chief Rajiv Shah touted to become the next US ambassador to India". The American Bazaar. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

[6] "Religion and Ethics News Weekly Rajiv Shah Extended Interview Season15 6:43". PBS. Feb 17, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2021./

[7] ttps://www.alumni.lse.ac.uk/show_module_fw2.aspx?sid=1623&gid=1&ecid=5587&control_id=644&nologo=1&cvprint=1&page_id=252&crid=0&scontid=-1&viewas=user Archived 2017-03-07 at the Wayback Machine>

[8] "Intriguing people for January 14, 2010 - CNN.com". CNN. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-11-25.

[9] Marilyn Chase (2005-04-26). "Malaria Trial Could Set a Model For Financing of Costly Vaccines". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[10] Rozen, Laura. "Breaking: Rajiv Shah for USAID administrator". Politico. Archived from the original on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[11] "Rajiv Shah Sworn in as USAID Administrator". ONE. 2010-01-07. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[12] "Remarks at a Swearing-In Ceremony for Dr. Rajiv Shah as USAID Administrator". USAID. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[13] "Remarks at Swearing-In Ceremony of Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of U.S. Agency for International Development". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[14] Rucker, Philip (2010-01-15). "Officials hail USAID chief's crisis management skills". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[15] Landler, Mark (2010-10-22). "Dr. Rajiv Shah Seeks to Cure the Ills of Usaid". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[16] "USAID's Shah Forges Unlikely Relationships With Conservative Republican Members". Roll Call. 2013-01-21. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[17] Nixon, Ron (2014-05-19). "U.S. Initiative on Hunger Aids Millions, Report Finds". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[18] "Rajiv Shah". Feed the Future. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[19] "With help of private industry, USAID review finds $2.9 billion for maternal, child health". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[20] "Ending Preventable Maternal and Child Deaths: A Promise Renewed". Archived from the original on 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[21] Editorial Board (2012-05-30). "A startling and welcome drop in child mortality". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[22] "Global Development Lab". USAID. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[23] Gewen, Virginia (2014). "US agency shifts approach to global poverty". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2014.14983. S2CID 155817664. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[24] "Power Africa | U.S. Agency for International Development". USAID. Archived from the original on 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[25] "FACT SHEET: Power Africa". whitehouse.gov. 2013-06-30. Archived from the original on 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2016-10-17 – via National Archives.

[26] "Billions of dollars in deals and funding to be announced at Africa summit". Reuters. 2016-08-03. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[27] Nixon, Ron (2014-12-17). "Chief of Agency for International Development to Step Down". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[28] Pongsajapan, Robert (2015-02-18). "Georgetown Appoints USAID Administrator As SFS Distinguished Fellow". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[29] "Latitude Capital". Latitude Capital. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[30] "Secretary-General Appoints High-Level Panel on Global Response to Health Crises". United Nations. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[31] "Can Moneyball for Government Maximize Impact on the Ground?". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[32] "With Help of Private Industry, USAID Review Finds $2.9 Billion for Maternal, Child Health". Moneyball for Government. 2014-06-25. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[33] "The Rockefeller Foundation Names Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, Former USAID Administrator, as Next President". Archived from the original on 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2017-01-06.

[34] Gelles, David (2017-01-04). "Rockefeller Foundation Picks Rajiv J. Shah, a Trustee, as President". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-01-06.

[35] "The Rockefeller Foundation Names Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, Former USAID Administrator, as Next President - The Rockefeller Foundation". The Rockefeller Foundation. Archived from the original on 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2017-01-06.

[thecable.ng-36] Awojulugbe, Oluseyi (November 22, 2019). "Ndidi Nwuneli appointed board member of The Rockefeller Foundation". Cable Newspaper Ltd. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.

[37] "Rajiv J. Shah on 'Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens'". Washington Post. 2023-10-09. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-20.

[38] Lenkowsky, Leslie. "'Big Bets' Review: Trying to Reach Audacious Goals". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-06-05.

[39] "USAID administrator wins Pravasi Bharatiya Samman - Rediff.com India News". Rediff. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[40] "Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, 2020 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist in Citizen Leadership".

[41] "TIME100 Climate 2023: Rajiv J. Shah". Time. 2023-11-16.

[42] "Rajiv Shah - The Rockefeller Foundation". The Rockefeller Foundation. Archived from the original on 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2016-10-17.

[43] "National Geographic Society Names Three New Trustees: Ellen Stofan, Joseph M. DeSimone and Rajiv Shah". 11 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2020-11-28.

[44] "Membership Roster | Council on Foreign Relations". Archived from the original on 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2020-11-28.

[45] Gelles, David (5 January 2017). "Rockefeller Foundation Picks Rajiv J. Shah, a Trustee, as President". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-01-06.

[46] "Defense Policy Board". policy.defense.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-26.

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-'''Rajiv "Raj" Shah''', (born March 9, 1973) is the President 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.
+'''Rajiv J. "Raj" Shah''' (born March 9, 1973) is an American physician, economist and executive. He is the president of the [[Rockefeller Foundation]] and a former government official and health economist who served as the sixteenth administrator of the [[United States Agency for International Development]] (USAID) from 2010 to 2015. Shah is the author of the book ''Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Occurs'', which was released by Simon Element on October 10, 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-09 |title=Rajiv J. Shah on 'Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens' |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/10/09/rajiv-j-shah-big-bets-how-large-scale-change-really-happen/ |access-date=2023-10-20 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
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-== Background, education and early career ==
-Shah was born to [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] immigrant parents who settled in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the late 1960s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rajiv-shah-meet-the-gujarati-who-may-replace-nancy-powell-as-us-ambassador-to-india/articleshow/33059371.cms|title=Rajiv Shah: Meet the Gujarati who may replace Nancy Powell as US Ambassador to India|date=April 1, 2014|location=[[New Delhi]]|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=May 13, 2018|archive-date=May 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514152046/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rajiv-shah-meet-the-gujarati-who-may-replace-nancy-powell-as-us-ambassador-to-india/articleshow/33059371.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/column/showcasing-gujarat-abroad/20090427.htm|title=Showcasing Gujarat, abroad|date=April 27, 2009|first=Sunanda K|last=Datta-Ray|publisher=[[Rediff.com|Rediff]]|access-date=May 16, 2018|archive-date=May 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517005329/http://www.rediff.com/money/column/showcasing-gujarat-abroad/20090427.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/ABH-gujarati-rajiv-shah-may-replace-nancy-powell-4568491-NOR.html|title=Mul Gujarati Rajiv Shah Americi Rajdoot Banshe?|script-title=gu:મૂળ ગુજરાતી રાજીવ શાહ અમેરિકી રાજદૂત બનશે?|trans-title=Will Gujarati-origin Rajiv Shah become American ambassador?|publisher=[[Divya Bhaskar]]|first=Sanjay|last=Vora|date=April 3, 2014|access-date=May 16, 2018|archive-date=July 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704010144/https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/ABH-gujarati-rajiv-shah-may-replace-nancy-powell-4568491-NOR.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/04/01/usaid-chief-rajiv-shah-touted-become-next-us-ambassador-india/|title=USAID chief Rajiv Shah touted to become the next US ambassador to India|date=April 1, 2014|publisher=The American Bazaar|first=Deepak|last=Chitnis|access-date=May 16, 2018|archive-date=May 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517005317/https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/04/01/usaid-chief-rajiv-shah-touted-become-next-us-ambassador-india/|url-status=live}}</ref> He 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 [[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania|University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business]] and a [[Doctor of Medicine]] from the [[Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania|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.<ref>https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/rockefeller-foundation-announces-rajiv-j.-shah-as-next-president#:~:text=Shah%2C%2043%2C%20will%20be%20the,Impact%20for%20South%20Asian%20Americans {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207042651/https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/rockefeller-foundation-announces-rajiv-j.-shah-as-next-president#:~:text=Shah%2C%2043%2C%20will%20be%20the,Impact%20for%20South%20Asian%20Americans |date=2020-12-07 }}.</ref>
+== Early life and career ==
-Additionally, while studying at the Wharton School of Business, Shah was awarded a $500,000 grant from U.S. Healthcare to develop econometric tools to improve hospital efficiency. Shah also spent time at the [[London School of Economics]] where he earned a general course certificate in economics.<ref><https://www.alumni.lse.ac.uk/show_module_fw2.aspx?sid=1623&gid=1&ecid=5587&control_id=644&nologo=1&cvprint=1&page_id=252&crid=0&scontid=-1&viewas=user {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307200843/http://www.alumni.lse.ac.uk/show_module_fw2.aspx?sid=1623&gid=1&ecid=5587&control_id=644&nologo=1&cvprint=1&page_id=252&crid=0&scontid=-1&viewas=user |date=2017-03-07 }}></ref> During the [[Al Gore presidential campaign, 2000|2000 Gore-Lieberman Presidential Campaign]], Shah was a health policy advisor and research associate. He also served as a member of Governor [[Ed Rendell]]'s (D-PA) transition committee on health.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/14/mip.thursday/index.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-11-25 |archive-date=2020-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930162611/http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/14/mip.thursday/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Shah was born to [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] immigrant parents who settled in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the late 1960s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rajiv-shah-meet-the-gujarati-who-may-replace-nancy-powell-as-us-ambassador-to-india/articleshow/33059371.cms|title=Rajiv Shah: Meet the Gujarati who may replace Nancy Powell as US Ambassador to India|date=April 1, 2014|location=[[New Delhi]]|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=May 13, 2018|archive-date=May 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514152046/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rajiv-shah-meet-the-gujarati-who-may-replace-nancy-powell-as-us-ambassador-to-india/articleshow/33059371.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/column/showcasing-gujarat-abroad/20090427.htm|title=Showcasing Gujarat, abroad|date=April 27, 2009|first=Sunanda K|last=Datta-Ray|publisher=[[Rediff.com|Rediff]]|access-date=May 16, 2018|archive-date=May 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517005329/http://www.rediff.com/money/column/showcasing-gujarat-abroad/20090427.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/ABH-gujarati-rajiv-shah-may-replace-nancy-powell-4568491-NOR.html|title=Mul Gujarati Rajiv Shah Americi Rajdoot Banshe?|script-title=gu:મૂળ ગુજરાતી રાજીવ શાહ અમેરિકી રાજદૂત બનશે?|trans-title=Will Gujarati-origin Rajiv Shah become American ambassador?|publisher=[[Divya Bhaskar]]|first=Sanjay|last=Vora|date=April 3, 2014|access-date=May 16, 2018|archive-date=July 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704010144/https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/ABH-gujarati-rajiv-shah-may-replace-nancy-powell-4568491-NOR.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/04/01/usaid-chief-rajiv-shah-touted-become-next-us-ambassador-india/|title=USAID chief Rajiv Shah touted to become the next US ambassador to India|date=April 1, 2014|publisher=The American Bazaar|first=Deepak|last=Chitnis|access-date=May 16, 2018|archive-date=May 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517005317/https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/04/01/usaid-chief-rajiv-shah-touted-become-next-us-ambassador-india/|url-status=live}}</ref> Shah is an adherent of the Hindu faith.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pbs.org/video/religion-ethics-newsweekly-rajiv-shah-extended-interviewz|title=Religion and Ethics News Weekly Rajiv Shah Extended Interview Season15 6:43|date=Feb 17, 2012|access-date=August 13, 2021|publisher=[[PBS]]}}/</ref> He grew up in the Detroit area and attended Wylie E. Groves High School. He graduated from the [[University of Michigan]] with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. He went on to earn a Master of Science in Health Economics from the [[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania|University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business]] and a [[Doctor of Medicine]] from the [[Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania|University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine]]. Shah also spent time at the [[London School of Economics]] where he earned a general course certificate in economics.<ref>https://www.alumni.lse.ac.uk/show_module_fw2.aspx?sid=1623&gid=1&ecid=5587&control_id=644&nologo=1&cvprint=1&page_id=252&crid=0&scontid=-1&viewas=user {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307200843/http://www.alumni.lse.ac.uk/show_module_fw2.aspx?sid=1623&gid=1&ecid=5587&control_id=644&nologo=1&cvprint=1&page_id=252&crid=0&scontid=-1&viewas=user |date=2017-03-07 }}></ref> During the [[Al Gore presidential campaign, 2000|2000 Gore-Lieberman Presidential Campaign]], Shah was a health policy advisor and research associate. He also served as a member of Governor [[Ed Rendell]]'s (D-PA) transition committee on health.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/14/mip.thursday/index.html |title=Intriguing people for January 14, 2010 - CNN.com |website=[[CNN]] |access-date=2020-11-25 |archive-date=2020-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930162611/http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/14/mip.thursday/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 == The Gates Foundation ==
-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 [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation|Gates]], he led the launch of 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/Resources/Grantee-Profiles/Grantee-Profile-Alliance-for-a-Green-Revolution-in-Africa-AGRA|title=Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)|publisher=Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018234836/http://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/Resources/Grantee-Profiles/Grantee-Profile-Alliance-for-a-Green-Revolution-in-Africa-AGRA|url-status=live}}</ref>
+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.
 Shah was also responsible for developing the [[International Finance Facility|International Finance Facility for Immunization]], which raised more than $5 billion for the [[GAVI Alliance|Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI).]] IFFI has been recognized as an example of the power of innovative financing for global development.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111446977721316453|title=Malaria Trial Could Set a Model For Financing of Costly Vaccines|author=Marilyn Chase|date=2005-04-26|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018205224/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111446977721316453|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 === United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ===
-Shah was nominated by President Obama to serve as Chief Scientist and [[Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics|Undersecretary of Agriculture for Research, Education and Economics]] on April 17, 2009. He was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate on May 12, 2009. Shah was responsible for management and oversight of the U.S. Government's [[Agricultural Research Service]], [[Economic Research Service]], [[Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service]], [[National Agricultural Statistics Service]]. Shah also led the creation and launch of the [[National Institute of Food and Agriculture]] (NIFA) to bring peer-reviewed scientific processes to agricultural research.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Buchen|first=Lizzie|date=2009-09-29|title=US agriculture research gets priority plan|url=http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090929/full/461580a.html|journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]|volume=461|issue=7264|pages=580|doi=10.1038/461580a|pmid=19794466|doi-access=free|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2014-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228132751/http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090929/full/461580a.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Shah was nominated by President Obama to serve as Chief Scientist and [[Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics|Undersecretary of Agriculture for Research, Education and Economics]] on April 17, 2009. He was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate on May 12, 2009.
 === United States Agency for International Development (USAID) ===
-[[File:Hillary Clinton swearing in Rajiv Shah 2010.jpg|thumb|left|January 7, 2010: U.S. Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] during the swearing-in ceremony of Shah as new USAID Coordinator, in Washington, DC.]]Shah was nominated to serve as the 16th Administrator of USAID on November 10, 2009 and confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] unanimously on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/laurarozen/1109/Breaking_Rajiv_Shah_for_USAID_administrator_.html |title=Breaking: Rajiv Shah for USAID administrator |last=Rozen |first=Laura |publisher=Politico |access-date=2016-10-17 |archive-date=2016-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130102647/http://www.politico.com/blogs/laurarozen/1109/Breaking_Rajiv_Shah_for_USAID_administrator_.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was sworn into office by [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary Rodham Clinton]] on January 7, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.one.org/us/2010/01/07/rajiv-shah-sworn-in-as-usaid-administrator/ |title=Rajiv Shah Sworn in as USAID Administrator |date=2010-01-07 |publisher=ONE |access-date=2016-10-17 |archive-date=2016-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019022922/https://www.one.org/us/2010/01/07/rajiv-shah-sworn-in-as-usaid-administrator/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/speeches/remarks-swearing-ceremony-dr-rajiv-shah-usaid-administrator|title=Remarks at a Swearing-In Ceremony for Dr. Rajiv Shah as USAID Administrator|publisher=USAID|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018204523/https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/speeches/remarks-swearing-ceremony-dr-rajiv-shah-usaid-administrator|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2010/01/134877.htm|title=Remarks at Swearing-In Ceremony of Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of U.S. Agency for International Development|publisher=U.S. Department of State|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2017-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210180239/https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2010/01/134877.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
+[[File:Hillary Clinton swearing in Rajiv Shah 2010.jpg|thumb|left|January 7, 2010: U.S. Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] during the swearing-in ceremony of Shah as new USAID administrator in Washington, DC.]]Shah was nominated to serve as the sixteenth administrator of USAID on November 10, 2009 and confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] unanimously on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/laurarozen/1109/Breaking_Rajiv_Shah_for_USAID_administrator_.html |title=Breaking: Rajiv Shah for USAID administrator |last=Rozen |first=Laura |publisher=Politico |access-date=2016-10-17 |archive-date=2016-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130102647/http://www.politico.com/blogs/laurarozen/1109/Breaking_Rajiv_Shah_for_USAID_administrator_.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was sworn into office by [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary Rodham Clinton]] on January 7, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.one.org/us/2010/01/07/rajiv-shah-sworn-in-as-usaid-administrator/ |title=Rajiv Shah Sworn in as USAID Administrator |date=2010-01-07 |publisher=ONE |access-date=2016-10-17 |archive-date=2016-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019022922/https://www.one.org/us/2010/01/07/rajiv-shah-sworn-in-as-usaid-administrator/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/speeches/remarks-swearing-ceremony-dr-rajiv-shah-usaid-administrator|title=Remarks at a Swearing-In Ceremony for Dr. Rajiv Shah as USAID Administrator|publisher=USAID|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018204523/https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/speeches/remarks-swearing-ceremony-dr-rajiv-shah-usaid-administrator|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2010/01/134877.htm|title=Remarks at Swearing-In Ceremony of Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of U.S. Agency for International Development|publisher=U.S. Department of State|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2017-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210180239/https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2010/01/134877.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==== Emergency management  ====
-On his fifth day as Administrator, a [[2010 Haiti earthquake|7.0 magnitude earthquake struck]] [[Port-au-Prince]], Haiti, that destroyed the capital and killed more than 200,000 citizens. Shah was tasked by President Obama to lead the United States response to the disaster, launching one of the largest humanitarian efforts in history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/14/AR2010011402961.html|title=Officials hail USAID chief's crisis management skills|last=Rucker|first=Philip|date=2010-01-15|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018205809/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/14/AR2010011402961.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+On his fifth day as administrator, a [[2010 Haiti earthquake|7.0 magnitude earthquake struck]] [[Port-au-Prince]], Haiti, that destroyed the capital and killed more than 200,000 citizens. Shah was tasked by President Obama to lead the United States response to the disaster, launching one of the largest humanitarian efforts in history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/14/AR2010011402961.html|title=Officials hail USAID chief's crisis management skills|last=Rucker|first=Philip|date=2010-01-15|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018205809/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/14/AR2010011402961.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
-[[File:USAID Administrator Shah meets with refugees (5962218432).jpg|thumb|USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah listens to the story of a young Somali woman who walked for 33 days with her children to reach Dadaab camp in Kenya.]]
-Throughout his tenure, Shah would lead the U.S. Government response to major crises and natural disasters including the famine in the [[Horn of Africa]] where more than 13 million people were in need of assistance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/11/08/fwd-usaids-first-ever-public-awareness-campaign|title=FWD: USAID's First-Ever Public Awareness Campaign|date=2011-11-08|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2017-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125151734/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/11/08/fwd-usaids-first-ever-public-awareness-campaign|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|url-status=live}}</ref>
-In 2014, Shah led the U.S. response to the [[West African Ebola virus epidemic|outbreak of Ebola in West Africa]]. Shah played a critical role in mitigating the crisis, working closely with the President and other senior leaders<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://successfulsocieties.princeton.edu/sites/successfulsocieties/files/Responding%20to%20Global%20Health%20Crises_0.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-11-25 |archive-date=2020-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321001624/https://successfulsocieties.princeton.edu/sites/successfulsocieties/files/Responding%20to%20Global%20Health%20Crises_0.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> leading to reducing significant transmission across Africa and to other parts of the world.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/qanda-with-rajiv-raj-shah-usaid-administrator-dealing-with-ebola-in-liberia/2014/11/12/1df49e16-69df-11e4-9fb4-a622dae742a2_story.html|title=Q&A with Rajiv 'Raj' Shah, USAID administrator dealing with Ebola in Liberia|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018233725/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/qanda-with-rajiv-raj-shah-usaid-administrator-dealing-with-ebola-in-liberia/2014/11/12/1df49e16-69df-11e4-9fb4-a622dae742a2_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fews.net/east-africa|title=East Africa|publisher=Famine Early Warning Systems Network|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018204547/http://www.fews.net/east-africa|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/view_profile.php?profile=353|title=2013 Sammies Finalist: National Security and International Affairs|publisher=Service to America Medals|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018203852/https://servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/view_profile.php?profile=353|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adcouncil.org/News-Events/Press-Releases/Dr.-Jill-Biden-Joins-USAID-and-Ad-Council-to-Debut-FWD-Campaign-for-the-Crisis-in-the-Horn-of-Africa|title=Dr. Jill Biden Joins USAID and Ad Council to Debut FWD Campaign for the Crisis in the Horn of Africa|publisher=AdCouncil|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019100815/http://www.adcouncil.org/News-Events/Press-Releases/Dr.-Jill-Biden-Joins-USAID-and-Ad-Council-to-Debut-FWD-Campaign-for-the-Crisis-in-the-Horn-of-Africa|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==== Reforming USAID ====
-In addition to overseeing America's response to international crises and humanitarian assistance, Shah worked to reform how USAID conducted business. He promoted a new model of [[International development|development]] based on engagement with the private sector.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/23/world/23shah.html|title=Dr. Rajiv Shah Seeks to Cure the Ills of Usaid|last=Landler|first=Mark|date=2010-10-22|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010055053/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/23/world/23shah.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As co-chair of the [[Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review]] (QDDR), a comprehensive evaluation led by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to redefine [[diplomacy]] and development, Shah worked to incorporate development as a part of an integrated, values-driven [[National Security Strategy (United States)|national security strategy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/speeches/apr-22-2014-administrator-rajiv-shah-quadrennial-diplomacy-and-development-review|title=Remarks by Administrator Rajiv Shah at the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) Launch|publisher=USAID|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018213608/https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/speeches/apr-22-2014-administrator-rajiv-shah-quadrennial-diplomacy-and-development-review|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-clemons/hillary-clinton-madame-x_b_797348.html |title=Hillary Clinton, Madame X & Rajiv Shah Release QDDR |work=The Huffington Post |author=Steve Clemons |date=2010-12-15 |access-date=2016-10-17 |archive-date=2016-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018222728/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-clemons/hillary-clinton-madame-x_b_797348.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He earned bipartisan support for his efforts, which included increasing his Agency's budget growth during a time of sequestration.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/usaids_shah_forges_unlikely_relationships_with_conservative_republican-220971-1.html|title=USAID's Shah Forges Unlikely Relationships With Conservative Republican Members|date=2013-01-21|newspaper=Roll Call|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018215620/http://www.rollcall.com/news/usaids_shah_forges_unlikely_relationships_with_conservative_republican-220971-1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Shah worked to reform how USAID conducted business. He promoted a new model of [[International development|development]] based on engagement with the private sector.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/23/world/23shah.html|title=Dr. Rajiv Shah Seeks to Cure the Ills of Usaid|last=Landler|first=Mark|date=2010-10-22|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010055053/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/23/world/23shah.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He earned bipartisan support for his efforts, which included increasing his Agency's budget growth during a time of sequestration.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/usaids_shah_forges_unlikely_relationships_with_conservative_republican-220971-1.html|title=USAID's Shah Forges Unlikely Relationships With Conservative Republican Members|date=2013-01-21|newspaper=Roll Call|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018215620/http://www.rollcall.com/news/usaids_shah_forges_unlikely_relationships_with_conservative_republican-220971-1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
-[[File:Secretary Clinton Delivers a Statement on the Flooding in Pakistan With USAID Administrator Shah (4863903054).jpg|left|thumb|U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah responding to questions on the flooding in Pakistan at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on August 4, 2010.]]
-Internally, Shah launched USAID Forward, a set of reforms that touched nearly every part of the Agency, including contractor and procurement policies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/new-administrator-wants-to-change-the-way-usaid-works/2011/01/24/ABuCaER_story.html|title=New administrator wants to change the way USAID works|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018204018/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/new-administrator-wants-to-change-the-way-usaid-works/2011/01/24/ABuCaER_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://archive.money.com/2011/09/20/news/economy/raj_shah_usaid.fortune/index.htm|title=Raj Shah: The young gun fixing USAID|last=Easton|first=Nina |publisher=Fortune|access-date=2016-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rahimkanani/2014/01/20/rajiv-shah-and-tony-blair-on-impact-investing/#d75a8e1e19a1|title=Rajiv Shah And Tony Blair On Impact Investing|last=Kanani|first=Rahim|newspaper=Forbes|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2021-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118201546/https://www.forbes.com/sites/rahimkanani/2014/01/20/rajiv-shah-and-tony-blair-on-impact-investing/#d75a8e1e19a1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/08/world/africa/in-switch-development-agency-welcomes-business-and-technology-to-poverty-fight.html |title=In Switch, Development Agency Welcomes Business and Technology to Poverty Fight |last=Nixon |first=Ron |date=2014-04-07 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=2016-10-17 |archive-date=2015-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206014608/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/08/world/africa/in-switch-development-agency-welcomes-business-and-technology-to-poverty-fight.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rahimkanani/2014/07/11/usaid-pope-francis-and-impact-investing/#64957ca7d95a|title=USAID, Pope Francis, And Impact Investing|last=Kanani|first=Rahim|newspaper=Forbes|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018220158/http://www.forbes.com/sites/rahimkanani/2014/07/11/usaid-pope-francis-and-impact-investing/#64957ca7d95a|url-status=live}}</ref> He returned budget and policy oversight back to USAID from the [[United States Department of State|State Department]], recruited top talent from other fields, increased the number of foreign service officers, and established the Administrator's Leadership Council.
 ==== Food security reform ====
-Shah led efforts to reform [[food security]] in an effort to fight against hunger around the world.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/world/americas/us-initiative-to-reduce-hunger-and-poverty-effective-report-shows.html|title=U.S. Initiative on Hunger Aids Millions, Report Finds|last=Nixon|first=Ron|date=2014-05-19|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518150232/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/world/americas/us-initiative-to-reduce-hunger-and-poverty-effective-report-shows.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His efforts had a broad, bipartisan coalition in support of global development in the [[United States Congress]], resulting in a fivefold increase in America's overall investment in fighting hunger through investments in agriculture. Shah used the [[Camp David]] [[38th G8 summit|G8 Summit in 2012]] to attract private investment commitments to the effort.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.feedthefuture.gov/author-name/rajiv-shah|title=Rajiv Shah|publisher=Feed the Future|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018220033/https://www.feedthefuture.gov/author-name/rajiv-shah|url-status=live}}</ref> The U.S. Government's [[Feed the Future Initiative|Feed the Future]] initiative has been documented to have moved nearly 40 million people out of hunger and poverty and led to dramatic reductions in child stunting around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/speeches/may-19-2014-administrator-rajiv-shah-feed-future-forum-opening|title=Remarks by Administrator Rajiv Shah at the Feed the Future Forum Opening|publisher=USAID|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018214814/https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/speeches/may-19-2014-administrator-rajiv-shah-feed-future-forum-opening|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/world/usaid-administrator-dr-rajiv-shah-announces-20-feed-future-initiative-focus-countries|title=USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah Announces 20 Feed the Future Initiative Focus Countries|date=2010-04-24|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019011825/http://reliefweb.int/report/world/usaid-administrator-dr-rajiv-shah-announces-20-feed-future-initiative-focus-countries|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wfpusa.org/articles/feed-future-has-hit-its-stride/|title=Feeding The Future: A Progress Report|publisher=World Food Program USA|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018213709/https://www.wfpusa.org/articles/feed-future-has-hit-its-stride/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-a-compelling-reform-of-us-food-aid/2013/04/15/8b106a1e-a606-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html|title=Michael Gerson: A compelling reform of U.S. food aid|last=Gerson|first=Michael|date=2013-04-15|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111195431/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-a-compelling-reform-of-us-food-aid/2013/04/15/8b106a1e-a606-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Shah led efforts to reform [[food security]] in an effort to fight against hunger around the world.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/world/americas/us-initiative-to-reduce-hunger-and-poverty-effective-report-shows.html|title=U.S. Initiative on Hunger Aids Millions, Report Finds|last=Nixon|first=Ron|date=2014-05-19|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518150232/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/world/americas/us-initiative-to-reduce-hunger-and-poverty-effective-report-shows.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Shah used the [[Camp David]] [[38th G8 summit|G8 Summit in 2012]] to attract private investment commitments to the effort.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.feedthefuture.gov/author-name/rajiv-shah|title=Rajiv Shah|publisher=Feed the Future|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018220033/https://www.feedthefuture.gov/author-name/rajiv-shah|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==== Maternal and child health ====
-As Administrator of USAID, Shah restructured $2.9 billion of global health investments to focus on cost-effective ways to save lives of children under the age of five in priority countries.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/with-help-of-private-industry-usaid-review-finds-29-billion-for-maternal-child-health/2014/06/24/4dec87e4-fae7-11e3-8176-f2c941cf35f1_story.html|title=With help of private industry, USAID review finds $2.9 billion for maternal, child health|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018230347/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/with-help-of-private-industry-usaid-review-finds-29-billion-for-maternal-child-health/2014/06/24/4dec87e4-fae7-11e3-8176-f2c941cf35f1_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He created a partnership co-led by [[Ethiopia]], [[India]] and [[UNICEF]], "A Promise Renewed", to have more than one hundred partner countries restructure health priorities and invest in measurement to deliver better outcomes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.apromiserenewed.org|title=Ending Preventable Maternal and Child Deaths: A Promise Renewed|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016172058/http://www.apromiserenewed.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result of these and other efforts, the global level of child deaths is coming down faster than previously expected.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-startling-and-welcome-drop-in-child-mortality/2012/05/30/gJQAlaRi2U_story.html|title=A startling and welcome drop in child mortality|last=Board|first=Editorial|date=2012-05-30|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112021615/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-startling-and-welcome-drop-in-child-mortality/2012/05/30/gJQAlaRi2U_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+As administrator of USAID, Shah restructured $2.9 billion of global health investments to focus on cost-effective ways to save lives of children under the age of five in priority countries.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/with-help-of-private-industry-usaid-review-finds-29-billion-for-maternal-child-health/2014/06/24/4dec87e4-fae7-11e3-8176-f2c941cf35f1_story.html|title=With help of private industry, USAID review finds $2.9 billion for maternal, child health|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018230347/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/with-help-of-private-industry-usaid-review-finds-29-billion-for-maternal-child-health/2014/06/24/4dec87e4-fae7-11e3-8176-f2c941cf35f1_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He created a partnership co-led by [[Ethiopia]], [[India]] and [[UNICEF]], "A Promise Renewed", to have more than one hundred partner countries restructure health priorities and invest in measurement to deliver better outcomes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.apromiserenewed.org|title=Ending Preventable Maternal and Child Deaths: A Promise Renewed|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016172058/http://www.apromiserenewed.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result of these and other efforts, the global level of child deaths is coming down faster than previously expected.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-startling-and-welcome-drop-in-child-mortality/2012/05/30/gJQAlaRi2U_story.html|title=A startling and welcome drop in child mortality |author=Editorial Board|date=2012-05-30|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112021615/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-startling-and-welcome-drop-in-child-mortality/2012/05/30/gJQAlaRi2U_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:U.S. visitors en route to the refugee camps in Kenya (6030201120).jpg|left|thumb|Shah briefs Dr. Jill Biden, Dr. Bill Frist, and others en route to Dagahaley refugee camp, Aug. 8, 2011. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)]]
 ==== U.S. Global Development Lab ====
-Shah continued building on his new model of development in 2014 when he announced the establishment of the United States Global Development Lab.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usaid.gov/GlobalDevLab/|title=Global Development Lab|publisher=USAID|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018205617/https://www.usaid.gov/GlobalDevLab/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gewen|first=Virginia|title=US agency shifts approach to global poverty|url=http://www.nature.com/news/us-agency-shifts-approach-to-global-poverty-1.14983|journal=Nature|doi=10.1038/nature.2014.14983|year=2014|s2cid=155817664|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402232356/http://www.nature.com/news/us-agency-shifts-approach-to-global-poverty-1.14983|url-status=live}}</ref> The Lab brings together public and private sector partners to support innovative development solutions in areas that include water, health, food security, nutrition, energy, education and climate change. The U.S. Global Development Lab, a key recommendation of the first [[Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review|QDDR]], increased the number of scientists and technology experts within USAID, including 65 fellows from the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] (AAAS). He increased the investment in science, technology and innovation, taking Agency spend from roughly $130 million when he became Administrator to over $600 million, to focus not only on research, but also on innovation and applied solutions in science and technology.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/100-million-federal-lab-will-bring-more-science-to-bear-on-global-poverty-and-development/|title=$100-Million Federal Lab Will Bring More Science to Bear on Global Poverty and Development|last=magazine|first=Virginia Gewin,Nature|newspaper=Scientific American|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021091929/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/100-million-federal-lab-will-bring-more-science-to-bear-on-global-poverty-and-development/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Shah continued building on his new model of development in 2014 when he announced the establishment of the United States Global Development Lab.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usaid.gov/GlobalDevLab/|title=Global Development Lab|publisher=USAID|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018205617/https://www.usaid.gov/GlobalDevLab/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gewen|first=Virginia|title=US agency shifts approach to global poverty|url=http://www.nature.com/news/us-agency-shifts-approach-to-global-poverty-1.14983|journal=Nature|doi=10.1038/nature.2014.14983|year=2014|s2cid=155817664|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402232356/http://www.nature.com/news/us-agency-shifts-approach-to-global-poverty-1.14983|url-status=live|doi-access=free}}</ref>
-[[File:P063013PS-0110 (9317453570).jpg|thumb|President Obama talks with advisors aboard Air Force One during a flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town, South Africa, June 30, 2013. Included are: Mike Froman, U.S. Trade Representative; Grant Harris, Senior Director for African Affairs; USAID Administrator Raj Shah; Gayle Smith, Senior Director for Development and Democracy; and Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)]]
-At the launch of the Lab in New York, Shah stated: "To solve our most intractable development challenges, USAID has established a new way of working, bringing on board the best and brightest staff and new partners, all working in concert to help end extreme poverty. The Lab will engage a global community of inventors, academics, researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, and corporate leaders in science and technology to invent, test, and scale the most promising and cost effective solutions to end extreme poverty."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/speeches/apr-3-2014-remarks-rajiv-shah-us-global-development-lab-launch|title=Remarks by Administrator Rajiv Shah at the U.S. Global Development Lab Launch|publisher=USAID|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018213014/https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/speeches/apr-3-2014-remarks-rajiv-shah-us-global-development-lab-launch|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==== Power Africa ====
-In 2013, President Obama launched Power Africa, bringing together technical and legal experts, the private sector, and governments from around the world to work in partnership to increase the number of people with access to power.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usaid.gov/powerafrica|title=Power Africa {{!}} U.S. Agency for International Development|publisher=USAID|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2013-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726192143/http://www.usaid.gov/powerafrica|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/30/fact-sheet-power-africa|title=FACT SHEET: Power Africa|date=2013-06-30|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2017-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123200413/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/30/fact-sheet-power-africa|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|url-status=live}}</ref> As Administrator, Shah led the Administration's efforts to secure billions of dollars of private investments for African power development to bring more than 26,000 MW of power online.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-africa-summit-deals-idUSKBN0G30BX20140803|title=Billions of dollars in deals and funding to be announced at Africa summit|date=2016-08-03|publisher=Reuters|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018213904/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-africa-summit-deals-idUSKBN0G30BX20140803|url-status=live}}</ref>
+In 2013, President Obama launched Power Africa, bringing together technical and legal experts, the private sector, and governments from around the world to work in partnership to increase the number of people with access to power.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usaid.gov/powerafrica|title=Power Africa {{!}} U.S. Agency for International Development|publisher=USAID|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2013-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726192143/http://www.usaid.gov/powerafrica|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/30/fact-sheet-power-africa|title=FACT SHEET: Power Africa|date=2013-06-30|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2017-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123200413/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/30/fact-sheet-power-africa|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|url-status=live}}</ref> As administrator, Shah led the administration's efforts to secure billions of dollars of private investments for African power development to bring more than 26,000 MW of power online.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-africa-summit-deals-idUSKBN0G30BX20140803|title=Billions of dollars in deals and funding to be announced at Africa summit|date=2016-08-03|publisher=Reuters|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018213904/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-africa-summit-deals-idUSKBN0G30BX20140803|url-status=live}}</ref>
-==== National Prayer Breakfast ====
-In 2014, Administrator Shah was invited to keynote the 62nd Annual [[National Prayer Breakfast]] in Washington, DC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/speeches/feb-6-2014-administrator-rajiv-shah-national-prayer-breakfast|title=Remarks by Administrator Rajiv Shah at the National Prayer Breakfast|publisher=USAID|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018214746/https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/speeches/feb-6-2014-administrator-rajiv-shah-national-prayer-breakfast|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4483786/usaid-administrator-shahs-keynote-speech|title=USAID Administrator Shah's Keynote Speech|publisher=C-SPAN|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018202553/https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4483786%2Fusaid-administrator-shahs-keynote-speech|url-status=live}}</ref>
-[[File:U.S. visitors en route to the refugee camps in Kenya (6030201120).jpg|left|thumb|Raj Shah briefs Dr. Jill Biden, Dr. Bill Frist and others en route to Dagahaley refugee camp, Aug. 8, 2011. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)]]
-==== Bipartisan outreach ====
-To institutionalize efforts to transform development, Shah worked closely with Congressional leaders and a broad range of non-government stakeholders on a select set of legislative priorities. In recent years, President Obama has signed many of these into law. The [[Global Food Security Act of 2016|Global Food Security Act]] is the second largest global development authorizing legislation in recent history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.interaction.org/project/us-global-food-security-policy/global-food-security-act|title=U.S. Global Food Security Policy: Global Food Security Act|publisher=InterAction|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018210627/https://www.interaction.org/project/us-global-food-security-policy/global-food-security-act|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Electrify Africa Act of 2013|Electrify Africa Act]] has institutionalized Power Africa and the [[United States farm bill|Agriculture Act ("Farm Bill")]] included the most significant legislative reforms in American food aid in sixty years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.voanews.com/a/congress-passes-electrify-africa-act/3172795.html|title=Congress Passes 'Electrify Africa Act' to Help Millions Get Access to Power|last=Saine|first=Cindy|publisher=VOA|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018212717/http://www.voanews.com/a/congress-passes-electrify-africa-act/3172795.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usaid.gov/foodaidreform|title=The Future of Food Assistance {{!}} Agriculture and Food Security {{!}} U.S. Agency for International Development|publisher=USAID|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018205844/https://www.usaid.gov/foodaidreform|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.devex.com/news/rajiv-shah-farm-bill-to-bring-more-flexibility-greater-impact-for-usaid-82784|title=Rajiv Shah: Farm bill to bring more flexibility, greater impact for USAID|date=2014-02-05|publisher=Devex|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018202201/https://www.devex.com/news/rajiv-shah-farm-bill-to-bring-more-flexibility-greater-impact-for-usaid-82784|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katie-lee/the-farm-bill-internation_b_4733249.html|title=The Farm Bill and International Food Aid: What You Need to Know|author=Katie Lee|date=2014-02-06|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018221536/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katie-lee/the-farm-bill-internation_b_4733249.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Shah's effort to enlist Congress as a real partner and build a broad bipartisan coalition to support these priorities is credited in large part for their passage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/in-the-news?ID=94a4ed4a-a53c-43f5-b300-07ede35a9a35|title=USAID's Shah Forges Unlikely Relationships With Conservative Republican Members|publisher=Senator Thad Cochran|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018234220/http://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/in-the-news?ID=94a4ed4a-a53c-43f5-b300-07ede35a9a35|url-status=live}}</ref>
 == Later career  ==
-After Shah resigned from USAID on January 30, 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/us/politics/chief-of-agency-for-international-development-to-step-down.html|title=Chief of Agency for International Development to Step Down|last=Nixon|first=Ron|date=2014-12-17|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2017-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106090141/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/us/politics/chief-of-agency-for-international-development-to-step-down.html|url-status=live}}</ref> he was appointed Distinguished Fellow in Residence at [[Georgetown University]], [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service]], developing and teaching a graduate seminar on Rethinking [[International development|Global Development]] and [[National security|National Security]] policy with an emphasis on fragile states, data and innovation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.georgetown.edu/news/rajiv-shah-joins-georgetown-faculty.html |title=Georgetown Appoints USAID Administrator As SFS Distinguished Fellow |publisher=Georgetown University |access-date=2016-10-17 |date=2015-02-18 |archive-date=2016-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018215342/https://www.georgetown.edu/news/rajiv-shah-joins-georgetown-faculty.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He also founded and serves as Managing Partner for Latitude Capital, a global [[emerging markets]] power and infrastructure private equity firm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latitudecapital.com|title=Latitude Capital|publisher=Latitude Capital|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019001059/http://www.latitudecapital.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+After Shah resigned from USAID on January 30, 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/us/politics/chief-of-agency-for-international-development-to-step-down.html|title=Chief of Agency for International Development to Step Down|last=Nixon|first=Ron|date=2014-12-17|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2017-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106090141/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/us/politics/chief-of-agency-for-international-development-to-step-down.html|url-status=live}}</ref> he was appointed Distinguished Fellow in Residence at [[Georgetown University]], [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service]], developing and teaching a graduate seminar on Rethinking [[International development|Global Development]] and [[National security|National Security]] policy with an emphasis on fragile states, data and innovation.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.georgetown.edu/news/rajiv-shah-joins-georgetown-faculty.html |title=Georgetown Appoints USAID Administrator As SFS Distinguished Fellow |newspaper=Georgetown University |access-date=2016-10-17 |date=2015-02-18 |archive-date=2016-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018215342/https://www.georgetown.edu/news/rajiv-shah-joins-georgetown-faculty.html |url-status=live |last1=Pongsajapan |first1=Robert }}</ref> He also founded and serves as Managing Partner for Latitude Capital, a global [[emerging markets]] power and infrastructure private equity firm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latitudecapital.com|title=Latitude Capital|publisher=Latitude Capital|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019001059/http://www.latitudecapital.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-[[File:Obama briefed on Chile earthquake.jpg|thumb|USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah joined President [[Barack Obama]] in the [[White House Situation Room|Situation Room]] of the [[White House]] concerning the [[2010 Chile earthquake|earthquake in Chile]], Feb. 27, 2010. Also pictured are, left to right, [[Thomas E. Donilon|Tom Donilon]], [[Deputy National Security Advisor|deputy national security advisor]],and [[Rahm Emanuel]], [[White House Chief of Staff|White House chief of staff]]. ]]
 === United Nations High-Level Panel on the Global Response to Health Crises ===
 In 2015, Shah was one of six global leaders appointed by [[United Nations]] [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary General]] [[Ban Ki-moon]] to review the world's capacity to prepare for and respond to global [[pandemic]] threats. The panel presented their findings and recommendations to the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary General]], [[United Nations General Assembly|UN General Assembly]], and the [[Group of Eight|G8]] and [[G20]] groups of leaders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sga1558.doc.htm|title=Secretary-General Appoints High-Level Panel on Global Response to Health Crises|publisher=United Nations|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110140357/http://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sga1558.doc.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
-=== TEDxPennsylvaniaAvenue ===
-In 2015, Shah delivered a [[TED (conference)|TED]] talk ''Data-Driven Compassion: What [[Haiti]], [[Somalia]] & [[Ebola virus disease|Ebola]] Teach Us'' at the inaugural TEDxPennsylvaniaAvenue, which was designed "to give several of the world's most innovative thinkers and doers the opportunity to share their ground-breaking ideas with bipartisan leaders in our nation's capital."<ref>{{Cite AV Media|publisher=TEDx Talks|title=The New "Disrupters" in Healthcare – Patients and Pharmacists {{!}} Rajiv Shah|via=YouTube|date=2015-10-26|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajmT93H2RpA|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205090811/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajmT93H2RpA|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV Media|url=http://www.tedxpennsylvaniaavenue.com/#!rajiv-shah/zoom/c24vq/i2124og|title=Rajiv Shah|publisher=TEDx Pennsylvania Avenue|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018210736/http://www.tedxpennsylvaniaavenue.com/#!rajiv-shah/zoom/c24vq/i2124og|url-status=live}}</ref>
 === ''Moneyball for Government'' ===
-Shah co-authored a bipartisan chapter in the second edition of the book, ''Moneyball for Government'', with [[Michael Gerson]], former Assistant to the President for Policy & Strategic Planning under [[George W. Bush|President George W. Bush]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ghd.georgetown.edu/Moneyball_For_Government|title=Can Moneyball for Government Maximize Impact on the Ground?|publisher=Georgetown University|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328171209/https://ghd.georgetown.edu/Moneyball_For_Government|url-status=live}}</ref> The chapter, titled "[[Aid|Foreign Assistance]] and the Revolution of Rigor", calls for data and evidence to drive [[United States foreign aid|U.S. foreign aid]] and provides a roadmap for improving and sustaining foreign assistance programs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://moneyballforgov.com/with-help-of-private-industry-usaid-review-finds-2-9-billion-for-maternal-child-health/|title=With Help of Private Industry, USAID Review Finds $2.9 Billion for Maternal, Child Health|date=2014-06-25|publisher=Moneyball for Government|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019002953/http://moneyballforgov.com/with-help-of-private-industry-usaid-review-finds-2-9-billion-for-maternal-child-health/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Shah co-authored a bipartisan chapter in the second edition of the book ''Moneyball for Government'' with [[Michael Gerson]], former assistant to the president for policy and strategic planning under [[George W. Bush|President George W. Bush]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ghd.georgetown.edu/Moneyball_For_Government|title=Can Moneyball for Government Maximize Impact on the Ground?|publisher=Georgetown University|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328171209/https://ghd.georgetown.edu/Moneyball_For_Government|url-status=live}}</ref> The chapter, titled "[[Aid|Foreign Assistance]] and the Revolution of Rigor," calls for data and evidence to drive [[United States foreign aid|U.S. foreign aid]] and provides a roadmap for improving and sustaining foreign assistance programs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://moneyballforgov.com/with-help-of-private-industry-usaid-review-finds-2-9-billion-for-maternal-child-health/|title=With Help of Private Industry, USAID Review Finds $2.9 Billion for Maternal, Child Health|date=2014-06-25|publisher=Moneyball for Government|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019002953/http://moneyballforgov.com/with-help-of-private-industry-usaid-review-finds-2-9-billion-for-maternal-child-health/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Shah and [[Michael Gerson|Gerson]] also co-authored an op-ed in the [[The Washington Post|Washington Post]] on [[Zika fever|Zika]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/this-is-how-the-us-must-lead-the-fight-against-zika/2016/07/17/d2ef5314-485a-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html|title=This is how the U.S. must lead the fight against Zika|last1=Gerson|first1=Michael|date=2016-07-17|last2=Shah|first2=Raj|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111192818/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/this-is-how-the-us-must-lead-the-fight-against-zika/2016/07/17/d2ef5314-485a-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 == The Rockefeller Foundation ==
-On January 5, 2017, the Board of Trustees announced the unanimous selection of Shah to serve as the thirteenth president of the [[Rockefeller Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/about-us/news-media/rockefeller-foundation-names-dr-rajiv-shah-next-president |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-01-06 |archive-date=2017-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107170518/https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/about-us/news-media/rockefeller-foundation-names-dr-rajiv-shah-next-president/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He assumed office on March 1, 2017, succeeding [[Judith Rodin|Dr. Judith Rodin]], who had served as president for nearly twelve years. Shah is the first-ever Indian-American to serve as president of the foundation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/business/rockefeller-foundation-rajiv-shah.html|title=Rockefeller Foundation Picks Rajiv J. Shah, a Trustee, as President|last=Gelles|first=David|date=2017-01-04|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2017-01-06|archive-date=2017-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105231001/http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/business/rockefeller-foundation-rajiv-shah.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/about-us/news-media/rockefeller-foundation-names-dr-rajiv-shah-next-president/|title=The Rockefeller Foundation Names Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, Former USAID Administrator, as Next President - The Rockefeller Foundation|publisher=The Rockefeller Foundation|access-date=2017-01-06|archive-date=2017-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107170518/https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/about-us/news-media/rockefeller-foundation-names-dr-rajiv-shah-next-president/|url-status=live}}</ref> The mission of the Foundation is to improve the lives of humanity around the world.<ref name="thecable.ng">{{cite web|last=Awojulugbe|first=Oluseyi|date=November 22, 2019|title=Ndidi Nwuneli appointed board member of The Rockefeller Foundation|url=https://www.thecable.ng/ndidi-nwuneli-appointed-board-member-the-rockefeller-foundation|access-date=December 9, 2020|website=Cable Newspaper Ltd|archive-date=January 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111165945/https://www.thecable.ng/ndidi-nwuneli-appointed-board-member-the-rockefeller-foundation|url-status=live}}</ref>
+On January 5, 2017, the board of trustees announced the unanimous selection of Shah to serve as the thirteenth president of the [[Rockefeller Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/about-us/news-media/rockefeller-foundation-names-dr-rajiv-shah-next-president |title=The Rockefeller Foundation Names Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, Former USAID Administrator, as Next President |access-date=2017-01-06 |archive-date=2017-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107170518/https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/about-us/news-media/rockefeller-foundation-names-dr-rajiv-shah-next-president/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He assumed office on March 1, 2017, succeeding [[Judith Rodin|Dr. Judith Rodin]], who had served as president for nearly twelve years. Shah is the first-ever Indian-American to serve as president of the foundation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/business/rockefeller-foundation-rajiv-shah.html|title=Rockefeller Foundation Picks Rajiv J. Shah, a Trustee, as President|last=Gelles|first=David|date=2017-01-04|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2017-01-06|archive-date=2017-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105231001/http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/business/rockefeller-foundation-rajiv-shah.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/about-us/news-media/rockefeller-foundation-names-dr-rajiv-shah-next-president/|title=The Rockefeller Foundation Names Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, Former USAID Administrator, as Next President - The Rockefeller Foundation|publisher=The Rockefeller Foundation|access-date=2017-01-06|archive-date=2017-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107170518/https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/about-us/news-media/rockefeller-foundation-names-dr-rajiv-shah-next-president/|url-status=live}}</ref> The mission of the Foundation is to improve the lives of humanity around the world.<ref name="thecable.ng">{{cite web|last=Awojulugbe|first=Oluseyi|date=November 22, 2019|title=Ndidi Nwuneli appointed board member of The Rockefeller Foundation|url=https://www.thecable.ng/ndidi-nwuneli-appointed-board-member-the-rockefeller-foundation|access-date=December 9, 2020|website=Cable Newspaper Ltd|archive-date=January 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111165945/https://www.thecable.ng/ndidi-nwuneli-appointed-board-member-the-rockefeller-foundation|url-status=live}}</ref>
+== Book ==
+Shah authored the book ''Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Occurs'', which was released by Simon Element on October 10, 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-09 |title=Rajiv J. Shah on 'Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens' |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/10/09/rajiv-j-shah-big-bets-how-large-scale-change-really-happen/ |access-date=2023-10-20 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The book focuses on his career and his perspective on effective organizational change.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lenkowsky |first=Leslie |title='Big Bets' Review: Trying to Reach Audacious Goals |url=https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/big-bets-review-trying-to-reach-audacious-goals-23ed5b05 |access-date=2024-06-05 |work=WSJ |language=en-US}}</ref>
 == Awards and recognition ==
-Shah has been the recipient of numerous awards including the [[Secretary's Distinguished Service Award|Secretary of State's Distinguished Service Award]] (2013); the [[Pravasi Bharatiya Samman|Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award]], the highest official honor for non-resident Indian, awarded by the [[President of India]] (2011);<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.rediff.com/news/report/usaid-administrator-rajiv-shah-receives-pravasi-bharatiya-samman-award/20110708.htm|title=USAID administrator wins Pravasi Bharatiya Samman - Rediff.com India News|publisher=Rediff|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018215955/http://m.rediff.com/news/report/usaid-administrator-rajiv-shah-receives-pravasi-bharatiya-samman-award/20110708.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[U.S. Global Leadership Coalition|U.S. Global Leadership Council]] Tribute Award (2014); the Gene White Lifetime Achievement Award for Child Nutrition (2014); the Young Global Leader, [[World Economic Forum]] (2007); The 2010 [https://www.whartonny.com/article.html?aid=1417 Joseph Wharton Award] for Social Impact <ref>https://www.whartonny.com/article.html?aid=1417 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114224321/https://www.whartonny.com/article.html?aid=1417 |date=2021-01-14 }}; and recipient of the Deans Medal, [[Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy]],</ref> [[Tufts University]] (2014); and The University of Virginia [[Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership]] (2020) <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.virginia.edu/content/dr-rajiv-j-shah-thomas-jefferson-foundation-medalist-citizen-leadership |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-11-28 |archive-date=2020-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001043655/https://news.virginia.edu/content/dr-rajiv-j-shah-thomas-jefferson-foundation-medalist-citizen-leadership |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Shah has been the recipient of numerous awards including the [[Secretary's Distinguished Service Award|Secretary of State's Distinguished Service Award]] (2013); the [[Pravasi Bharatiya Samman|Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award]], the highest official honor for non-resident Indian, awarded by the [[President of India]] (2011);<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.rediff.com/news/report/usaid-administrator-rajiv-shah-receives-pravasi-bharatiya-samman-award/20110708.htm|title=USAID administrator wins Pravasi Bharatiya Samman - Rediff.com India News|publisher=Rediff|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018215955/http://m.rediff.com/news/report/usaid-administrator-rajiv-shah-receives-pravasi-bharatiya-samman-award/20110708.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[U.S. Global Leadership Coalition|U.S. Global Leadership Council]] Tribute Award (2014); and the Gene White Lifetime Achievement Award for Child Nutrition (2014).
 Shah has been awarded numerous honorary degrees including [[American University]], Doctor of International Affairs (2012), [[Tuskegee University]], Doctor of Science (2012), and [[Colby College]], Doctor of Laws (2011).{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
+* 2020 [[Thomas Jefferson Foundation]] Medalist in Citizen Leadership<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.monticello.org/thomas-jefferson-foundation/thomas-jefferson-foundation-medals/citizen-leadership-medal-recipients/2020-citizen-leadership-medalist/|title=Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, 2020 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist in Citizen Leadership}}</ref>
-Shah was also recognized as one of [[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune Magazine's]] [[40 under 40 (Fortune magazine)|40 under 40]] in 2011 and was [[India Abroad|India Abroad's Person of the Year in 2012]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archive.fortune.com/galleries/2011/news/economy/1110/gallery.40_under_40_economic_fixes.fortune/7.html|title=40 Under 40: How they'd fix the economy - Rajiv Shah (7) - CNNMoney|publisher=Fortune|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018214805/http://archive.fortune.com/galleries/2011/news/economy/1110/gallery.40_under_40_economic_fixes.fortune/7.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV Media |last=Rajesh Karkera|title=Raj Shah, India Abroad Person of the Year 2012|date=2013-06-22|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAyL5bnprJ0 |via=YouTube |access-date=2016-10-17}}</ref>
+* 2023 Time Climate 100 List <ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2023-11-16 |title=TIME100 Climate 2023: Rajiv J. Shah |url=https://time.com/collection/time100-climate/6333109/rajiv-j-shah/ |access-date= |magazine=Time |language=en}}</ref>
 == Board and affiliations ==
-Shah currently sits on numerous boards including Trustee of the [[Rockefeller Foundation]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/people/rajiv-shah/|title=Rajiv Shah - The Rockefeller Foundation|publisher=The Rockefeller Foundation|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023181707/https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/people/rajiv-shah/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[International Rescue Committee]], [[Chicago Council on Global Affairs]], Results for America, [[Trilateral Commission]] the [[Atlantic Council]] and The [[National Geographic Society]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2020/08/11/national-geographic-society-names-three-new-trustees-ellen-stofan-joseph-m-desimone-and-rajiv-shah/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-11-28 |archive-date=2020-12-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213101930/https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2020/08/11/national-geographic-society-names-three-new-trustees-ellen-stofan-joseph-m-desimone-and-rajiv-shah/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He is also a member on the [[Council on Foreign Relations|Council of Foreign Relations]] <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfr.org/membership/roster |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-11-28 |archive-date=2019-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208024844/https://www.cfr.org/membership-roster-g-k |url-status=live }}</ref> On January 4, 2017 he was elected President of the Rockefeller Foundation, the first Indian-American to hold that post.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/business/rockefeller-foundation-rajiv-shah.html|title=Rockefeller Foundation Picks Rajiv J. Shah, a Trustee, as President|publisher=The Rockefeller Foundation|access-date=2017-01-06|archive-date=2017-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105231001/http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/business/rockefeller-foundation-rajiv-shah.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Shah currently sits on numerous boards including Trustee of the [[Rockefeller Foundation]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/people/rajiv-shah/|title=Rajiv Shah - The Rockefeller Foundation|publisher=The Rockefeller Foundation|access-date=2016-10-17|archive-date=2016-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023181707/https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/people/rajiv-shah/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[International Rescue Committee]], [[Chicago Council on Global Affairs]], Results for America, [[Trilateral Commission]], the [[Atlantic Council]] and The [[National Geographic Society]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2020/08/11/national-geographic-society-names-three-new-trustees-ellen-stofan-joseph-m-desimone-and-rajiv-shah/ |title=National Geographic Society Names Three New Trustees: Ellen Stofan, Joseph M. DeSimone and Rajiv Shah |date=11 August 2020 |access-date=2020-11-28 |archive-date=2020-12-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213101930/https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2020/08/11/national-geographic-society-names-three-new-trustees-ellen-stofan-joseph-m-desimone-and-rajiv-shah/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He is also a member on the [[Council on Foreign Relations|Council of Foreign Relations]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfr.org/membership/roster |title=Membership Roster &#124; Council on Foreign Relations |access-date=2020-11-28 |archive-date=2019-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208024844/https://www.cfr.org/membership-roster-g-k |url-status=live }}</ref> On January 4, 2017 he was elected President of the Rockefeller Foundation, the first Indian-American to hold that post.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/business/rockefeller-foundation-rajiv-shah.html|title=Rockefeller Foundation Picks Rajiv J. Shah, a Trustee, as President|work=The New York Times |date=5 January 2017 |access-date=2017-01-06|archive-date=2017-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105231001/http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/business/rockefeller-foundation-rajiv-shah.html|url-status=live|last1=Gelles |first1=David }}</ref> Shah is a member of the [[Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Defense Policy Board |url=https://policy.defense.gov/OUSDP-Offices/Defense-Policy-Board/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=policy.defense.gov}}</ref>
-Past Board memberships including [[Overseas Private Investment Corporation|Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)]], [[Millennium Challenge Corporation]] (MCC), [[Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa]] (AGRA), [[Seattle Public Library]], [[Seattle Colleges District|Seattle Community College District]], City Year Seattle and Project Impact for South Asian Americans.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/rockefeller-foundation-announces-rajiv-j.-shah-as-next-president |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-11-25 |archive-date=2020-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207042651/https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/rockefeller-foundation-announces-rajiv-j.-shah-as-next-president |url-status=live }}</ref>{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
 == Personal life ==
-Shah is married to Shivam Mallick Shah. They have three children and currently reside in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2011/06/16/dcs-power-couples/|title=DC's Power Couples &#124; Washingtonian (DC)|date=June 16, 2011|access-date=November 9, 2020|archive-date=March 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325163647/https://www.washingtonian.com/2011/06/16/dcs-power-couples/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Shah is married to [[Shivam Mallick Shah]]. They have three children and currently reside in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2011/06/16/dcs-power-couples/|title=DC's Power Couples &#124; Washingtonian (DC)|date=June 16, 2011|access-date=November 9, 2020|archive-date=March 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325163647/https://www.washingtonian.com/2011/06/16/dcs-power-couples/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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