Alpesh Shah

Alpesh Shah manages IEEE efforts in global standards development in strategic emerging technology fields making, advancing, and scaling outcomes in support of the mission of IEEE. 

Alpesh’s global portfolio to date has included advancing critical pathways around international technology governance, addressing digital literacy gaps, trustworthy children’s online and offline experiences, and addressing sustainability and climate change, among other critical intersections to better support future-affirming technological experiences. He also contributed to effective engagements with IEEE Global Offices and worked in unison on strategic imperatives and practices, allowing for stronger partnerships across IEEE. Before joining IEEE, he was a global trusted advisor to and for many organizations in various industries. These experiences included broad and proven experiences ranging from running and advising startups to scale to mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures to global market expansions for multinational entities. 

Alpesh holds an MBA from The University of Chicago with concentrations in Strategy, Marketing, and Finance, an M.Sc. in IT Project Management from DePaul University, and a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Loyola University Chicago. In his spare time, he volunteers with Special Spectators, a nonprofit committed to providing seriously ill children and their families a special day through sporting events across the USA.