Seema Shah is Founder and Principal of Urban Strategies & Solutions LLC, an economic development consultancy advising public, academic, and startup clients on sustainable growth and stakeholder engagement strategy in a rapidly evolving technological landscape. Most recently, Seema was the Inaugural Executive Director of Civic Hall, the new connective hub shaping the future of learning, entrepreneurship, and work. In her free time, Seema volunteers for various Democratic campaigns and serves on the Hudson County Community College Foundation Board in NJ. Seema earned her Executive MBA from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, her Master’s in Urban Policy and Management from Milano, The New School University and her Bachelor's from Barnard College, Columbia University.