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Neil Buddy Shah

CEOClinton Health Access Initiative

Biography

Dr. Neil Buddy Shah is the CEO at the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), a global health organization operating in 36 countries around the world, committed to saving lives and improving health outcomes in low- & middle-income countries.

Dr. Shah was previously the Managing Director of GiveWell, a research and funding organization that directs hundreds of millions of dollars per year to programs in global health and development. He is the co-founder, former CEO and now Board Chair of IDinsight, a global development data analytics and advisory firm with offices across Africa, Asia, and the US. He worked previously at the World Bank and MIT’s Jameel Poverty Action Lab.

Dr. Shah holds an AB in economics from Harvard, an MD from Einstein College of Medicine in New York, and an MPA in International Development from the Harvard Kennedy School. Dr. Shah is the Chair of Anthropic AI's Long-Term Benefit Trust and sits on the Boards of Educate Girls, Prevail Fund, and Harvard IEMI.

Regional Focus

Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa