Alpesh Shah serves as the Senior Director of Global Business Strategy & Intelligence at the IEEE Standards Association, where his focus is on organizational growth and advancements of ecosystems towards accelerated outcomes. Prior to joining the IEEE, Alpesh worked as a trusted advisor to and for a number of organizations in various industries with a focus on organizational growth. Alpesh holds an MBA with concentrations in Strategy, Marketing and Finance; MSc in IT Project Management and a BSc in Computer Science. In his spare time he volunteers with Special Spectators, a non profit committed to providing seriously ill children and their families a special day through sporting events across the United States.