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40-year-old Shah is part of a panel comprising individuals with significant private and public sector experience who will offer their expertise in their respective fields to Obama’s transition team, US media reported on Thursday.
She along with other members of the advisory board will help the transition team headed by former White House chief of staff John Podesta, longtime Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, and Pete Rouse, the President-elect’s Senate chief of staff.
Shah, who was named the ‘Person of the Year 2003’ by ‘India Abroad’ publication, currently works for Google.org on their Global Development team, where she is engaged in defining their global development strategy and promoting the firm’s philanthropy work.
Prior to joining Google, she was Vice President at Goldman, Sachs and Co. and developed and implemented its environmental strategy. She has also served as the Associate Director for Economic and National Security Policy at the Centre for American Progress, where she worked on trade, outsourcing and post-conflict reconstruction issues.
In the past, she also worked with the Department of Treasury on various economic issues and regions of the world.
Shah is the co-founder of the US-based non-profit organisation Indicorps which offers one-year fellowships for Indian-origin Americans to work on specific development projects in India.
Her father moved from Gujarat to New York in 1970 and she along with her sister and mother joined him in 1972. She also has a brother.
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Congratulation Sonal, I am so proud of you. We need peace in the world. And Now Obama is here in America and he will fulfill our wishes.
As the candlelight flame,Ur life may always be happiness’ claim;As the mountain high,U move without sigh;like the white linen flair,Purity is always an affair;As sunshine creates morning glory,fragrance fills years as flory;with the immaculate eternal smile,attached to u mile after mile;All darkness is far away,As light is on its way;Wish u.......I m Keshan Manoz CEO
congratulation beta we are proud of you
Congratulations on your appointment. Be strong
I WISH TO RECEIVE THE REGULAR DEVELOPMENT OF CRISIS ON ECONOMICS ON WORLD ECONOMY,
It is indeed a proud moment in America's History.Obama's election victory andhim choosing Sonal Shah as an advisor.It is indeed proud moment for all Indian's as well to be selected as one of the President to be team.It is now turn of Indians to shine.
we are very proud of your appointment,as an indian
Tis commendable Ms.Shah has joined the president-elect Obama's team. This is not a great achievement unless she does anything constructive with her position. We'll have to wait and see. Moreover She and her parents have left India long ago and hence as an american she has entered Obama's team. There is no reason for us to exaggerate this beyond its significance for us.
aMERICAN OR NON AMERICAN- aFTER ALL SHE WAS BORNIN INDIA. cAN YOU THINK OF EVEN BEING CONSIDERED- INSTEAD OF LAUDING HER ACHEIVEMENTS PEOPLE LIKE YOU SHOULD KEEP QUIET- FIRST TRY
its a ver good news to hear..... sonal made India in a very high position....congrats for ur achievements
Congrats to you Sonal - Keep the Indian name flying high.
On behalf of the people of Orissa, India I congratulate Sonal Shah to be selected one of the Advisors of President elect Obama. We wish she will further progress in her goal.
HEARTIEST CONGRATES TO SONAL SHAH. GUJARAT IS PROUD OF YOU.
Obama win is great.His success as a president is yet to be proved. But from a purely managerial point of view he is not suitable to be a president as his background is very complex and will never be able to think straight as a top leader of a very rich and powerful nation.Eventually Obama will bring USA to the level of Russia as business confidence will reduce. India should be happy with that situation as USA will less likely to interfere with our elections and conversion or in state and central governments. We had a bad experience when CIA intervened in the Kerala in 1956 to remove the stage govt, by an agitation through the christian churches and that produced CIA leaders like A.K. Anthony, Oomman Chandy etc. Because of the CIA product AK Anthony who is now the Defense minister that we are seeing the public trial of army men for terrorism which in any other nation would have done secretly. Last Election CIA helped Sonia. Now the funding for conversion from white house will dry up
MNS should learn from this, american people never had any objection on Indian people working and Living in US, and so is UK but here if one person changes state it becomes an issueA True Maharashtrian
She worked with Goldman Sach
Congrats Sonal Shah ji...all the best for new responsibility...
It is an irony. Sonal has been brought up in OFBJP. BJP is the most communalist party in progressive India and has always dented Indian image, the worst was 2002 Gujarat. If she grew up in this atmosphere, what advice she is going to give it the President. Divide America on communal lines! BJP's policy is divide and rule , only power they look for.
I wonder if you making such stupid comments - can even think of being there- She a=has achieved this position because of her talent
Congratulations on your appointment. Be strong
NICE CHANGE IN THE THINKING AND VISION OF THIS YONG PRESIDENT-ELECT. THE WORLD LOOKS FORWARD TO YOUR GROWTH, PROGRESS AND HAVING YOUNGSTERS LIKE SONAL ON BOARD ALONGWITH OTHERS THAT HE WILL WLECT TO JOIN HIM ARE THE FUTURE WE LOOK FORWARD TO. GOOD LUCK AND BEST WISHES SONAL AND THE OTHERS JITENDRA
Congrats! Very glad and proud to hear about your achievements.
Do not exaggerate the context!
Great - No words - Hats Off
Dear Sonalben,We congrulate for your selection. We are proud of u more as the human being who has tremendious potenalities to develop. It has been proved by u as well as our beacon of hope Obama. We salute u
Congrates. We Gujaratis ae proud of you
ACCEPT HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK SONAL SHAH ON BECOMING LEADING QUEEN OF INDIA IN SUCH A COMMANDING COUNTRY OF THE WORLD "US' ALSO THANKS TO THE GREAT PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR SUCH FAVOUR WHICH YOU DESERVE