Nishant Shah Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

Leading the State of Maryland’s work under Governor Wes Moore to enable and build out the responsible, ethical, and productive use of AI.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Partnered with research and data scientists, software and data engineers, RAI and privacy subject matter experts, UX researchers, and legal and policy experts to build foundational model governance, AI risk assessment, and AI Fairness root cause analysis tools. More here: https://ai.meta.com/responsible-ai/

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Product leader on Facebook's Open Research & Transparency team, which provided data to elections researchers and computational social scientists to help society understand Meta’s impact on the world. Led efforts on first-of-their-kind consented survey tools and privacy-preserved dataset releases, executing studies in partnership with external researchers and structuring the complex governance therein.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Worked in deep partnership with engineering, design, vendor management, legal, compliance, marketing, and finance teams to conceptualize and launch new features and products for Amazon's gamified daily deals play. Launched a new grocery business that reduces waste in the consumables sector by selling near-expiration yet great condition goods at a discount as daily deals. Once partnered with Ken Jennings on an app release. Got deep into building and operating in the retail world - predicting demand, sourcing inventory, building fit-for-purpose sales channels and funnels, designing customer experiences that delight.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Senior PM on the Delivery Experience team within Amazon's Global Expansion division, where I led product management for Import Fee Deposits (IFD), the set of Amazon technologies, processes, and customer UX that calculates upon checkout - in advance of any good actually crossing a border - all duties and taxes that will be required for a customer's shipment. Learned a ton about global supply chains, the complex logistics of package delivery across international borders, and policy impacts to these systems.

Washington, Dc, Us

Team lead, product manager, and digital problem solver at the White House’s US Digital Service – a “tech startup in government” tasked with leveraging best-practice product, design, engineering, and procurement practices to transform how federal services are provided to citizens and responsive systems are created at scale.Initially part of a small team that identified and tackled core inefficiencies in the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), helping to realize President Obama’s goal of 85,000 refugee admissions in FY2016. -Conducted field research in Southeast Asia focused on refugee experience around USRAP.-Designed, road-mapped, and shepherded improvements around Refugee Officer resource allocation.-Ran strategy and planning workshops for USRAP executives across Homeland Security and the State Department.Participated in a variety of high priority "discovery sprints" across a number of agencies, diving deep into key government services and systems.-Delivered process re-engineering and technology recommendations for the Health & Human Services (HHS) program addressing a backlog of unaccompanied children migrating from Central and South America.-Evaluated plans by Customs and Border Protection to scale a national biometric entry/exit capability at airports throughout the country, focusing on facial recognition algorithms and improved passenger experience.Led USDS’s FEMA engagement, working on the evolution of the National Flood Insurance Program and developing a partnership between USDS and FEMA to improve technologies and data underpinning disaster response. More: https://www.usds.gov/abouthttp://www.fastcompany.com/3046756/obama-and-his-geeks

Copenhagen, Dk

REFUNITE is a mobile tech startup that provides the world’s largest search platform for displaced peoples globally to re-connect with family and friends separated by disaster and conflict. -Oversaw REFUNITE’s transformation from a nonprofit loosely working with ICT to a mission- and data-driven product organization. -Led product and operations: Grew and managed a team of 25 software developers, designers, data analysts, project managers, and marketing folks working on product, growth, and partnership efforts across Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Streamlined and strengthened our ops in difficult environments, including refugee camps in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, and DRC. -Partnered with external stakeholders – global telecoms, UN entities, governments, nonprofits, and tech companies – to bring the REFUNITE platform to new countries and ensure zero-rated access. More on REFUNITE: www.refunite.orghttps://vimeo.com/145864766https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/04/opinion/a-better-way-to-trace-scattered-refugees.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/refugees-find-each-other/

London, London, Gb

Ovum (now Omdia) is a market-leading research and consulting firm that provides authoritative data, market analysis, and vertical industry expertise to help clients make better business decisions.-Quantitative and qualitative research; writing (author of over 45 reports and opinions); forecasting; business strategy analysis, advisory, and consulting; speaking; and market intelligence on the global government technology market. -Major thrust of research and advisory: How might the public sector better use emerging technologies to encourage innovation, build trust, improve operations/leadership, and create a more effective government/citizen interface? How do technology firms best target the markets that arise from these efforts? -Focused topically on 'smart' cities and civic innovation; transportation; analytics; open data; cloud computing; gamification; customer experience management; and digital government strategies. -Organized globally dispersed teams to source, scope, manage, and deliver bespoke Ovum consulting projects originating in the US, Europe, and APAC for public sector and technology vendor clients.https://omdia.tech.informa.com/

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Startup social enterprise providing brand-conscious companies with crowdsourced supply chain intelligence and enabling transparent labor networks to create better working conditions for workers globally.www.laborvoices.com

Washington, Dc, Us

Op-eds and research on American energy policy with support from AEL, a think tank of young professionals with the goal of advancing US leadership in the global clean energy sector and fostering the next generation of energy innovators.

New York, Ny, Us

Conducted a comprehensive feasibility analysis (regulatory, technical, financing, design) for a proposed 24MW solar power installation on Freshkills landfill as part of a 10-student consulting group. Resulted in Mayor Bloomberg's 2011 announcement to amend the city's PlaNYC sustainability plan to incorporate utility-scale solar on the site, as well as a November 2013 announcement that the project would be made a reality in the form of a 10MW installation - NYC's largest solar facility.

New York, New York, Us

Spent the summer during grad school in Karachi, Pakistan with social venture capital fund Acumen. Conducted investment due diligence and provided investee management services support (supply-chain strategy, operations, risk analysis/mitigation). Concentrated on a joint venture between Acumen Fund and a local technology company (Sehat First) scaling a franchised network of tele-health centers. www.acumen.org

New York, Ny, Us

Corporate strategy, public-private partnerships, membership recruitment/retention, and fundraising support for GBC - at the time chaired by Ambassador Richard Holbrooke - which seeks to mobilize the power of the international business community for global health. GBC is the private sector focal point for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria. www.gbchealth.org

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

I thought I wanted to be a lawyer, so I joined the DC Bar Pro Bono Program's three-person community economic development team, connecting major corporate law firms with small businesses, nonprofits, and tenant associations throughout Washington, DC for pro bono legal help. Was responsible for triage, partnerships, and outreach.

Spent the year after college embedded with a local NGO in Surat, Gujarat, India via a yearlong grassroots leadership fellowship. One of the most challenging and inspiring years of my life. Lived frugally, traveled extensively. Created, piloted, and managed a public health non-formal education program alongside migrant diamond workers. Partnered with local business community and civil society to fund, run, and inform the program. www.indicorps.org

Master'S Degree, Advanced Policy And Economic Analysis; Climate Policy

Ba, International Relations, Biology