Priten H. Shah
I am currently working on various projects in entrepreneurship, education, and technology.
Areas of Interest
These are the core questions and challenges that motivate me.
My time is largely, if not completely, devoted to these areas of interest. Every project I work on includes one or more of these focus areas.
Citizenship
What makes a good citizen? How can we make civic society a more produtictive forum for change?
Education
What is the purpose of education? How can we solve challenges facing educators?
Basic Rights
What do we need to do to ensure that basic rights are universally protected for everyone?
Entrepreneurship
What are the best ways to encourage innovation to solve problems, both individual and societal?
Humanities
How can we ensure that the humanities are valued for their vital role in a healthy democracy?
Humanity
What makes life worth living and how can we encourage, protect, and nourish that for everyone?
Projects
Some projects I’m heavily invovled in:
United 4 Social Change
CEO/Co-Founder
DryErase Ventures
Founding Partner
StartupEnzyme.io
Mentor/Co-Founder
SansBull.io
Co-Founder
Experience
Education
I have taught in various contexts for almost a decade, including workshops, summer camps, public and private high schools, and various other formal and informal positions.
Non-Profits
I founded my first non-profit in 2010 and remain heavily involved in the non-profit sector, including through my own non-profit: United 4 Social Change.
Marketing & Consulting
Using the skills I acquired from running my non-profits, I’ve been able to help countless companies, both for-profit and non-profit, reach their next level of growth.
Formal Education
A.B., Harvard College (Class of 2018)
Concentration in Philosophy, Secondary in South Asian Studies, and Language Citation in Sanskrit.
Informal Education
Books and Podcasts
When I’m not in the classroom, I enjoy learning through various media!
