Dhiru (Dhirendra) Shah
Director - Treasurer- World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES)
Educational background:
MS University, Baroda, India; London School of Economics & Political Science, London UK; Harvard Business School, Boston, USA
Carrier High Lights:
· Worked in India as senior corporate executive in marketing, finance and general management in three large corporations. Travelled overseas extensively for building export of engineering products.
· Worked as General Manager for a Middle East company in Qatar specializing in trading, construction and oil field equipment
· Launched an international trading company in Greenwich, CT specializing in export of Petro Chemicals, and basic raw materials for fertilizers
· Currently, involved in export of paper and import of engineering products
Social, Business, & Religious Activities:
· President- India Awareness Foundation (IAF)- established in late nineties in Atlanta to create awareness and foster better understanding of India, its culture, scriptures, arts, history, social fabric, et al. It organizes periodic public lectures, symposiums, discussion groups and conferences. IAF also works as a think tank and promotes public debates to discuss current issues affecting India.
· Director - Treasurer- World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES): Formed in 1996 as an multi-disciplinary academic organization in Atlanta, GA. Its activities encompass all that applies to traditions commonly called ‘Vedic’- its past, present and future- any where in the world. WAVES conducts international conferences every two years in N. America on themes related to Vedic multidisciplinary subjects. It has a very active branch in India. WAVES publishes conference proceedings. The 11th conference was held at MUM, Fairfield, IA from July 31-Agust 2014.
· Founding member: Global Indians for Bharat Vikas (GIBV): Formed in July 2013 as an independent NGO in USA with a long term objective of furthering India’s economic, social and political development in India through active participation of its NRI members. Several hundred members travelled to India during the 2014 Indian election to campaign for Mr. N. Modi. It now works as a think tank to offer advice to the Indian government in the fields of technology, manufacturing, education and health related issues.
· President Elect: Global Indian Business Council (GIBC): Incorporated in GA in early 2014 to promote industry, business and commerce between India and USA and other developed
countries.
Other Activities:
· Reading, writing and public speaking
· Actively work with temples in Atlanta
