Nirali Shah
About Nirali Shah
Nirali Shah serves as the Senior Director of Procurement and DEI at the Obama Foundation, having previously held various procurement roles in organizations such as the Chicago Transit Authority and McDermott Will & Emery LLP.
Current Role at Obama Foundation
Nirali Shah serves as the Senior Director of Procurement and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at the Obama Foundation. She has held this position since 2024, contributing to the organization's procurement strategies and DEI initiatives. Prior to this role, she was the Director of Procurement and Business Diversity at the same foundation from 2022 to 2024, where she focused on enhancing business diversity within procurement processes.
Previous Experience in Procurement
Nirali Shah has extensive experience in procurement, having worked at McDermott Will & Emery LLP in various roles. She began as a Procurement Manager from 2016 to 2019 and advanced to Director of Procurement from 2019 to 2022. Her earlier experience includes a position as Manager of Contract Administration and Purchasing at the Chicago Transit Authority from 2014 to 2016, and a role as Project Coordinator in Compliance from 2013 to 2014.
Educational Background
Nirali Shah holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she studied Psychology and Speech Communications. She furthered her education at Marquette University Law School, earning a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. This educational foundation supports her expertise in procurement and legal compliance.
Early Career Experience
Nirali Shah's early career includes roles at Lincoln Financial Group as a Data Processor in 2009 and at GE Healthcare as Commercial Counsel in 2008. These positions provided her with foundational experience in data processing and legal aspects of commercial operations.