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Niraj Shah - CEO of Wayfair
Niraj Shah - CEO of Wayfair
Shah grew up in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the son of immigrants from India.[3] His grandfather ran "steel manufacturing business in India, making pots and pans".[3] His father worked for General Electric as a mechanical engineer, and after his retirement, joined Wayfair early on, providing financial advice, and still works for the company.[3]
Shah graduated from Cornell University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in engineering in 1995.[1][4]
Shah co-founded Wayfair in 2002 with his Cornell classmate, Steve Conine[3], and has been its CEO since its inception.[1][5]
Shah was included in the Fortune list of "40 under 40" for 2013.[6]
In 2017, Shah became a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.[3]
In May 2017, Wayfair's share price rose above $70 per share, making Shah and his co-founder Steve Conine both billionaires. As of 2019, each had an estimated net worth of $2.3 billion.[7]