Baiju R. Shah is the President & CEO of Greater Cleveland Partnership, the region’s leading economic development organization. With nearly 12,000 members, GCP is the largest metro chamber of commerce in the nation. Guided by a board of corporate and entrepreneurial CEOs, the organization focuses on accelerating growth and inclusive prosperity through strategic initiatives, business services, real estate, and advocacy.

Prior to GCP, Shah served as the Senior Fellow for Innovation at The Cleveland Foundation—the world’s first community foundation with assets of $2.8 billion—CEO of BioMotiv and co-leader of The Harrington Project, and CEO of BioEnterprise. Shah serves as a Senior Advisor to FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, a Trustee of Destination Cleveland, Global Cleveland, and Ohio Excels, and a Director of Athersys.