Sonal Shah | |
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| Born | May 20, 1968 Mumbai, India |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Chicago (BA) Duke University (MA) |
Sonal R. Shah (born May 20, 1968) is an American economist and public official. She is the CEO of The Texas Tribune, a politics and public policy-specific nonprofit news organization headquartered in Austin, Texas.[1] Shah served as the National Policy Director for Mayor Pete Buttigieg's run in the 2020 United States presidential election. From April 2009 to August 2011, she served as the Director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation in the White House.[2][3]
Shah was the founding executive director of the Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation at Georgetown University.[4] Previously, Shah was a member of the Obama presidential transition team and was the head of Global Development Initiatives, a philanthropic arm of Google.org.[5]
- ^ Schachter, Jim (October 26, 2022). "T-Squared: Sonal Shah is The Texas Tribune's next CEO". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ Springer, Richard." Sonal Shah served as Deputy Assistant to the President for President Obama and founded the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation" Archived April 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, "indiawest.com", accessed August 3, 2009.
- ^ Perry, Suzanne."Leader to Step Down From White House Social-Innovation Office", "philanthropy.com", accessed May 5, 2012.
- ^ New Social Impact and Innovation Center Funded With $10 Million Gift, February 10th, 2014
- ^ People Sonal Shah."Sonal works for google.org Global Development" Archived April 19, 2013, at archive.today, "changemakers.com", accessed August 3, 2009.