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{{short description|American government official}}
{{short description|American government official}}
{{about|the Obama administration official and President of the Rockefeller Foundation|the Trump administration official|Raj Shah}}
{{about|the Obama administration official and president of the Rockefeller Foundation|the Trump administration official|Raj Shah}}
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{{COI|date=July 2020}}{{Infobox officeholder
|name         = Raj Shah
| name = Raj Shah
|image       = Rajiv Shah official portrait.jpg
| image = Rajiv Shah in 2024.jpg
|office       = 13th President of the [[Rockefeller Foundation]]
| office = 13th President of the [[Rockefeller Foundation]]
|term_start   = March 1, 2017
| term_start = March 1, 2017
|term_end     =  
| term_end =  
|predecessor = [[Judith Rodin]]  
| predecessor = [[Judith Rodin]]
|successor   =  
| successor =  
|office1     = [[Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development]]
| office1 = 16th [[Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development]]
|president1   = [[Barack Obama]]
| president1 = [[Barack Obama]]
|term_start1 = January 7, 2010
| term_start1 = January 7, 2010
|term_end1   = February 19, 2015
| term_end1 = February 19, 2015
|predecessor1 = [[Alonzo Fulgham]] {{small|(acting)}}
| predecessor1 = [[Henrietta H. Fore]]
|successor1   = [[Alfonso E. Lenhardt]] {{small|(acting)}}
| successor1 = [[Gayle Smith]]
|birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1973|3|9}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|3|9}}
|birth_place = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], U.S.
|death_date   =  
| death_date =  
|death_place =  
| death_place =  
|party       = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|spouse       = Shivam Mallick
| spouse = Shivam Mallick
|education   = [[University of Michigan|University of Michigan, Ann Arbor]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[University of Pennsylvania]] ([[Master of Science|MS]], [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]])
| education = [[University of Michigan|University of Michigan, Ann Arbor]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[University of Pennsylvania]] ([[Master of Science|MS]], [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]])
| caption = Shah in 2024
}}
}}
'''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.
'''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 ==
== Early life and 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>
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]]}}{{dead link|date=June 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}/</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=March 7, 2017 }}></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=November 25, 2020 |archive-date=September 30, 2020 |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 ==
== 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 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>
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=April 26, 2005|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=October 17, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018205224/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111446977721316453|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Obama administration ==
== Obama administration ==
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=== United States Agency for International Development (USAID) ===
=== 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>
[[File:Hillary Clinton swearing in Rajiv Shah 2010.jpg|thumb|Shah takes the oath of office as [[Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development|Administrator of USAID]], 2010]]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=https://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=October 17, 2016 |archive-date=November 30, 2016 |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=January 7, 2010 |publisher=ONE |access-date=October 17, 2016 |archive-date=October 19, 2016 |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=October 17, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|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=dead}}</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=October 17, 2016|archive-date=February 10, 2017|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  ====
==== 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>
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=October 17, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|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 ====
==== 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>
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=October 22, 2010|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=October 17, 2016|archive-date=October 10, 2016|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=January 21, 2013|newspaper=Roll Call|access-date=October 17, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|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 ====
==== 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>  
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=October 17, 2016|archive-date=May 18, 2016|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=October 17, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018220033/https://www.feedthefuture.gov/author-name/rajiv-shah|url-status=live}}</ref>  


==== Maternal and child health ====
==== 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)]]
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=October 17, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|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=October 17, 2016|archive-date=October 16, 2016|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=October 17, 2016|archive-date=November 12, 2016|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|thumb|Shah briefs Dr. Jill Biden, Dr. Bill Frist, and others en route to Dagahaley refugee camp, 2011]]


==== U.S. Global Development Lab ====
==== 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>
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=October 17, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018205617/https://www.usaid.gov/GlobalDevLab/|url-status=dead}}</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=October 17, 2016|archive-date=April 2, 2016|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 ====
==== 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>
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|publisher=USAID|access-date=October 17, 2016|archive-date=2013-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726192143/http://www.usaid.gov/powerafrica|url-status=dead}}</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=October 17, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018213904/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-africa-summit-deals-idUSKBN0G30BX20140803|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Later career  ==
== 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>
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=October 17, 2016|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=October 17, 2016 |date=2015-02-18 |archive-date=October 18, 2016 |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=October 17, 2016|archive-date=October 19, 2016|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 ===
=== 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>
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=October 17, 2016|archive-date=November 10, 2016|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'' ===
=== ''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>
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=October 17, 2016|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=October 17, 2016|archive-date=October 19, 2016|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 ==
== 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>
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 news|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|newspaper=[[TheCable]]|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=October 20, 2023 |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=June 5, 2024|work=WSJ |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Awards and recognition ==
== 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 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=October 17, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|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}}
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>
* 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>
* 2023 Time Climate 100 List <ref>{{Cite magazine |date=November 16, 2023 |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 ==
== 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 &#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 |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>
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=October 17, 2016|archive-date=October 23, 2016|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=November 28, 2020 |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=November 28, 2020 |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/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531040957/https://policy.defense.gov/OUSDP-Offices/Defense-Policy-Board/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 31, 2019 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=United States Department of Defense}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== 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)|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>


==References==
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This article is about the Obama administration official and president of the Rockefeller Foundation. For the Trump administration official, see Raj Shah.
Raj Shah
Shah in 2024
13th President of the Rockefeller Foundation
Assumed office
March 1, 2017
Preceded byJudith Rodin
16th Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
In office
January 7, 2010 – February 19, 2015
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byHenrietta H. Fore
Succeeded byGayle Smith
Personal details
Born (1973-03-09) March 9, 1973 (age 53)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Shivam Mallick
EducationUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor (BS)
University of Pennsylvania (MS, MD)

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)[edit | edit source]

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)[edit | edit source]

Shah takes the oath of office as Administrator of USAID, 2010

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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]

Shah briefs Dr. Jill Biden, Dr. Bill Frist, and others en route to Dagahaley refugee camp, 2011

U.S. Global Development Lab[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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]

Board and affiliations[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]

  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.[dead link]/
  7. ↑ 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 March 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine>
  8. ↑ "Intriguing people for January 14, 2010 - CNN.com". CNN. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  9. ↑ Marilyn Chase (April 26, 2005). "Malaria Trial Could Set a Model For Financing of Costly Vaccines". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  10. ↑ Rozen, Laura. "Breaking: Rajiv Shah for USAID administrator". Politico. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Rajiv Shah Sworn in as USAID Administrator". ONE. January 7, 2010. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Remarks at a Swearing-In Ceremony for Dr. Rajiv Shah as USAID Administrator". USAID. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  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 February 10, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  14. ↑ Rucker, Philip (2010-01-15). "Officials hail USAID chief's crisis management skills". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  15. ↑ Landler, Mark (October 22, 2010). "Dr. Rajiv Shah Seeks to Cure the Ills of Usaid". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  16. ↑ "USAID's Shah Forges Unlikely Relationships With Conservative Republican Members". Roll Call. January 21, 2013. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  17. ↑ Nixon, Ron (2014-05-19). "U.S. Initiative on Hunger Aids Millions, Report Finds". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Rajiv Shah". Feed the Future. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  19. ↑ "With help of private industry, USAID review finds $2.9 billion for maternal, child health". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Ending Preventable Maternal and Child Deaths: A Promise Renewed". Archived from the original on October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  21. ↑ Editorial Board (2012-05-30). "A startling and welcome drop in child mortality". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Global Development Lab". USAID. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  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 April 2, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Power Africa". USAID. Archived from the original on 2013-07-26. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  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 October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  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 October 17, 2016.
  28. ↑ Pongsajapan, Robert (2015-02-18). "Georgetown Appoints USAID Administrator As SFS Distinguished Fellow". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Latitude Capital". Latitude Capital. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Secretary-General Appoints High-Level Panel on Global Response to Health Crises". United Nations. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Can Moneyball for Government Maximize Impact on the Ground?". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  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 October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  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.
  36. ↑ Awojulugbe, Oluseyi (November 22, 2019). "Ndidi Nwuneli appointed board member of The Rockefeller Foundation". TheCable. 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 October 20, 2023.
  38. ↑ Lenkowsky, Leslie. "'Big Bets' Review: Trying to Reach Audacious Goals". WSJ. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  39. ↑ "USAID administrator wins Pravasi Bharatiya Samman - Rediff.com India News". Rediff. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  40. ↑ "Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, 2020 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist in Citizen Leadership".
  41. ↑ "TIME100 Climate 2023: Rajiv J. Shah". Time. November 16, 2023.
  42. ↑ "Rajiv Shah - The Rockefeller Foundation". The Rockefeller Foundation. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  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 November 28, 2020.
  44. ↑ "Membership Roster | Council on Foreign Relations". Archived from the original on 2019-02-08. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  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". United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  47. ↑ "DC's Power Couples | Washingtonian (DC)". June 16, 2011. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

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