Background

Shah, Niranjan S. was born on December 13, 1944 in Gujarat, India. Son of Shamaldas R. and Agiyarsi Shah. came to the United States 1970.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Sardar Patel University, India, 1967. Master of Science, University Mississippi, 1971. Office of Personnel Management, Harvard University, 1991.

Career

Structural engineer, Sargent & Lundy Engineers, Chicago, 1974-1976. Chairman of the Board, Globetrotters Engineering Corporation, Chicago, since 1976. Principal-in-charge MBUC, unites states department Commerce, Gary, Indiana, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, since 1982.

Achievements

• Registered professional engineer Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Louisiana.

Membership

Member Economic Development Commission of Chicago, since 1992, Board of Regents, State of Illinois, 1991-1992, University Chicago Visiting Committee, 1991-1992. Trustee Federation of India Associations, Chicago, since 1991. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, Harvard Club of Chicago.

Connections

Married Pratima Agrawal, November 30, 1969. Children: Smita N., Ajay N.

Father:

Shamaldas R.

Mother:

Agiyarsi Shah

Spouse:

Pratima Agrawal

child:

Smita N. Shah

child:

Ajay N. Shah

References

• Clinton White House Appointment of Niranjan S Shah to the Barry Goldwater Foundation by President Bill Clinton.
• PN1893 - Nomination of Niranjan Shamalbhai Shah for Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation, 103rd Congress (1993-1994) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress PN1893 - Nomination of Niranjan Shamalbhai Shah by the U.S. President for a Member of the Board of Trustees at Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation, 103rd Congress (1993-1994)
• US Congress Statement by Honorable Joseph Crowley on the occasion of Niranjan S Shan receiving the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
• Fortune Magazine: OVERSEAS INDIANS MAKE IT BIG They are the richest foreign-born group in the U.S., own 60% of all small retail stores in Britain, and account for a tenth of Hong Kong's exports. - November 15, 1993 Niranjan S Shah, born in a village without running water and electricity, goes to the White House.
• Shah Center of McHenry College Niranjan and Pratima Shah endow the Shah Center for Business.
• The Clintons Host A Historic Fete - The Washington Post Niranjan S Shah of Chicago joins Muhammad Ali, Robert Deniro, Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorcese and Bill Clinton for dinner at the White House.