Raj Shah

Raj Shah

Raj M. Shah is currently the Co-founder and CEO of Arceo.ai, a start-up powering new approaches to cybersecurity through insurance and risk management.  A seasoned entrepreneur and national security leader, Shah has transitioned often between the public and private sectors.  Previously the Managing Partner of the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx), he reported directly to the Secretary of Defense.  Shah led DIUx in its efforts to strengthen our Armed Forces through contractual and cultural bridges between Silicon Valley and the Pentagon.

Previously, Shah was senior director of strategy at Palo Alto Networks, which acquired Morta Security, where he was Co-founder and CEO.  He began his business career as a consultant with McKinsey & Co.  Shah serves as a reserve F-16 pilot in the Air National Guard and has completed multiple combat tours.  He holds an AB from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and an MBA from The Wharton School.  Shah is also a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

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