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Professor Vikas Shah MBE DL


Professor Vikas Shah MBE DL is Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester and distinguished business entrepreneur, philanthropist and author.

You have to come out of your comfort zone and experience life.

Vikas’ career and charitable highlights include:

  • Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester
  • Starting his first technology business at age 14
  • CEO of Swiscot Group
  • Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan
  • Honorary Professor of Business at The Alliance Business School, Manchester University
  • Chairman and Charity Trustee: including FutureEverything, The Mustard Tree and In Place of War
  • Member of The UK Industrial Development Advisory Board
  • Released his first book ‘Thought Economics’ in 2021

We interviewed Vikas for the following editions of Old Stops’ Review:

Old Stops’ Review Issue 8

Old Stops’ Review Issue 5

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