Sonal Shah (economist)

For the actor, see Sonal Shah (actress).

Sonal Shah
Personal details
Born (1968-05-20) May 20, 1968
Mumbai, India
PartyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Chicago (BA)
Duke University (MA)

Sonal Ramesh Shah (Gujarati: સોનલ રમેશ શાહ; born May 20, 1968) is an American economist and public official. She was the CEO of The Texas Tribune, a politics and public policy-specific nonprofit news organization headquartered in Austin, Texas from January 2023 until December 2025. Shah served as the National Policy Director for Mayor Pete Buttigieg's run in the 2020 United States presidential election. From April 2009 to August 2011, she served as the director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation in the White House.

Shah was the founding executive director of the Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation at Georgetown University. Previously, Shah was a member of the Obama presidential transition team and was the head of Global Development Initiatives, a philanthropic arm of Google.org.

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