Saad Shah

Director

Sa’ad Shah has over 25 years of experience in asset management, including investments in hedge funds, private equity, real estate and venture capital.  Mr. Shah started his career at RBC Capital Markets where he spent 9 years in real estate banking, corporate credit and most recently as Head of Financial Engineering Deal Team.  He then spent 9 years as a managing director at Diversified Global Asset Management, which got acquired by The Carlyle Group in early 2014.  Mr. Shah co-founded Noetic Fund in February 2020, which operates one of the largest and most active venture funds investing in global mental health solutions, with a focus on emerging modalities in Central Nervous System (CNS) therapeutics, medical devices, digital, and evidence-backed wellness companies.  Mr. Shah has a BA in Economics and Political Science from Columbia University, and sits on several for-profit and not-for-profit boards.  He has been a board member of IIL Americas since March 2021.