Dr. Neil Buddy Shah is the CEO of Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. Trained as a physician and development economist, Dr. Neil Buddy Shah is an award-winning social entrepreneur, CEO, and global health funder who is passionate about making global health efforts as impactful as possible.
Buddy was previously the Managing Director of Givewell and CEO and co-founder of IDinsight, a global data analytics, research and advisory organization that helps governments, NGOs and foundations maximize their social impact using data and evidence. He previously worked at the World Bank and MIT’s Jameel Poverty Action Lab.
He holds an AB in economics from Harvard, an MD with special distinction in global health policy from Einstein College of Medicine in New York, and an MPA in International Development from Harvard Kennedy School. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, has served as visiting faculty for Harvard Kennedy School’s executive education program, and is a former Echoing Green Fellow and Forbes’ 30 under 30 Social Entrepreneur.
Buddy has worked closely with Educate Girls for the past 7 years – initially leading the randomized evaluation as part of our Development Impact Bond, and later went on to lead the team that designed our advanced analytics for predicting where to scale our programs for the most vulnerable girls.
