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{{short description|American government official}}
{{about|the Obama administration official and President of the Rockefeller Foundation|the Trump administration official|Raj Shah}}
{{COI}}{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Raj Shah
|image = Rajiv Shah official portrait.jpg
|office = 13th President of the [[Rockefeller Foundation]]
|term_start = March 1, 2017
|term_end =
|predecessor = [[Judith Rodin]]
|successor =
|office1 = [[Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development]]
|president1 = [[Barack Obama]]
|term_start1 = January 7, 2010
|term_end1 = February 19, 2015
|predecessor1 = [[Alonzo Fulgham]] {{small|(acting)}}
|successor1 = [[Alfonso E. Lenhardt]] {{small|(acting)}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|3|9}}
|birth_place = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|spouse = Shivam Mallick
|education = [[University of Michigan|University of Michigan, Ann Arbor]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) [[University of Pennsylvania]] ([[Master of Science|MS]], [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]])
}}
'''Rajiv J. "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.

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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|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|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|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|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|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 }}></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.

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|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>

== Obama administration ==

=== 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.

=== 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 |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|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>
==== Reforming USAID ====
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|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|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>
==== 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|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 |author=Editorial Board|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|doi-access=free}}</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|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|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>
== 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|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 |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>
=== 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>

=== ''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|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>

== 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=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|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|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>

== 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); 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<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>

== 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=National Geographic Society Names Three New Trustees: Ellen Stofan, Joseph M. DeSimone and Rajiv Shah |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 | 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 |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|last1=Gelles |first1=David }}</ref>

== 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 | Washingtonian (DC)|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>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://covid19commission.org/commissioners Commissioners] at Lancet Commission on COVID-19
*[http://www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/organization/rajiv-shah USAID Bio]
*{{C-SPAN|111646}}

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