ARES MEMBER PROFILE

摘要

Neil Shah has always aimed high, ranging from his early ambitions to be an astronaut to his later goals of growing companies and expanding RICS. As a young child whose parents emigrated from India to northern New Jersey in the late 1960s, Neil's earliest memories of airports inspired his interest in aviation. His Father, a Ph.D. in Chemistry, worked in precious metals for the top chemical companies in the world; but it was Neil's Mother, a teacher and homemaker/cook, who inspired Neil's love of teaching. While Neil enjoyed high school sports in the bedroom community of Old Bridge, his interest in aviation never waned. After graduating high school in 1983, Neil went on to Boston University where he earned his BS in Aerospace Engineering, along with a BA in Economics, all within 4 years after receiving an Air Force ROTC scholarship. Upon graduation from BU in 1987, Neil had two options: 1. Report to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH; or 2. Accept a reserve commission in the U.S. Air Force and work at Pratt & Whitney. He chose Pratt & Whitney, and from there his career took off as he learned the fundamentals of the aviation business in the engine shops at Pan Am and Delta. Along the way, Neil also earned two Master's degrees: one in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (in 1990) and a second, five years later, an MBA from Emory (in 1995). But, it is what Neil has learned since graduation, where he has enjoyed many opportunities to apply his evolving knowledge and experience to solving real world problems, that he values the most in life.