Dr. Ajay Shah

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Biography

Ajay N. Shah is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School and the CEO of Globetrotters Engineering Corporation, a full-service architect and engineering firm specializing in public sector infrastructure projects. He has been with Globetrotters since 2017 and previously served as COO and General Counsel. Ajay is dedicated to public service, having served on the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and being listed on the Honor Roll of Appointed Counsel. His legal service includes being a Commissioner on the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness and serving on the Board of the Chicago Bar Association. He is also involved with the Corporate Advisory Council for Cradles to Crayons. Ajay grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, where he attended the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science, with a minor in Political Science from Purdue University, where he also studied abroad at Oriel College, University of Oxford. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign and graduated from the Owner/President Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:104
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Writing sample Candidate statement
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Specialization Notes

Department of Philosophy