Hemal Shah

Hemal Shah is currently the director for public policy at Gilead Sciences, Inc., focusing on international intellectual property (IP), trade and supply chain policy. Most recently, she served as director for emerging markets at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC), focusing on India, Brazil, South Africa, and Russia. She also led the U.S.- India Business Council’s advocacy efforts in trade facilitation and supply chain policy. She was previously was a scholar with the Takshashila Institution, and a researcher with the United Nations Environment Program in Geneva.