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Rajesh Shah

Head of Water Programs

Rajesh is the head of Blue Planet Network‘s water programs in 27 countries. He has been with the organization since 2002 and has grown Blue Planet Network to being a leading Human Network of 90+ water NGOs and funders. Rajesh is the the inventor of Blue Planet Network's award-winning technology platform, Peer Water Exchange, that launched in 2006.

Rajesh has worked in the water sector for 12 years, and has extensive experience in strategy and technology consulting, finance and operations in non-profits, startups, and for-profits. He writes on sustainability, especially regarding water issues, and the need for change. Rajesh is a regular guest lecturer at schools and colleges.

Rajesh lives in Bangalore, India with his wife and two boys. Rajesh did his undergraduate studies in engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Lafayette College, Pennsylvania and received an MS and MBA from the University of California.