Partner
Niraj Shah is a Partner in the Strategic Advisory Group at PJT Partners, based in New York.
Prior to joining PJT in 2023, Mr. Shah was previously at Citigroup, co-heading the firm’s North America Industrials franchise. He joined Salomon Brothers in 1996 in high-grade debt capital markets and subsequently spent nearly a decade as a senior member of the Global Communications Group. In 2009, Mr. Shah moved to the Global Industrials Group, where he led client coverage across a range of industrial sectors, including automation, electrical equipment, power generation, and capital goods. During his time within Global Industrials, Mr. Shah relocated to London and served as Co-Head of the EMEA Industrials franchise from 2017-2020.
Mr. Shah received his BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and spent a year at the LSE in London. He currently serves on the non-profit boards of The Land Conservancy of New Jersey and the American India Foundation. He had previously served on the non-profit board of Breakthrough New York.