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…
Shah was born and raised in Wheaton, Illinois. Her parents, Bhadresh and Mrudula Shah, are Gujarati Jains who moved from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India to the United States in 1970. [1 ] [2 ] [3 ]
Sonal Shah is a transformative leader with more than 25 years of experience driving innovation and creating sustainable social impact across academia, government, and the private and philanthropic sectors.
Sonal brings to the Tribune an extraordinary record in fundraising and strategic leadership. A veteran of Google, Georgetown University, Goldman Sachs and the United Way, she has built a career driving social impact and civic engagement.