Hemal Shah

Hemal Shah is director for public policy at Gilead Sciences, Inc., focusing on international intellectual property (IP), trade and supply chain policy. Most recently, she served as director for emerging markets at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC), focusing on India, Brazil, South Africa, and Russia. She also led the U.S.-India Business Council’s advocacy efforts in trade facilitation and supply chain policy. Prior to her work with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Shah served as research associate for India and South Asia with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington D.C. She previously managed the Legatum Institute’s global economic transitions program in London, was a scholar with the Takshashila Institution in Bangalore, and researcher with the United Nations Environment Program in Geneva. Shah recently served as visiting fellow (2019-20) with the German Marshall Fund (GMF), where her research focused on U.S.-India business relations. She has also served as a scholar with the GMF’s Young Strategists Forum in Tokyo, the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Taiwan-U.S. Policy Program in Taipei, and the American Jewish Committee’s Project Interchange in Tel Aviv, with research focus on U.S. trade and security policy. Shah is the author of 40+ op-eds and research reports featured in publications including the Financial Times, the Economist, the Diplomat, and Foreign Policy. Shah was recognized as “Emerging Leader 2018-19” by the Association of Women In International Trade (WIIT), a non-profit organization in Washington D.C., and volunteers as co-chair for WIIT’s healthcare priorities. She holds an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics & Political Science and a BA in Business Management from the University of Nottingham, UK.