Smita Shah founded and has led SPAAN Tech, Inc. since its inception in 1998. A licensed, Professional Engineer in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and multiple other states, she is also a LEED AP, accredited by the U.S. Green Building Council. Ms. Shah serves as the Chairman of the Delhi-Chicago Sister Cities Committee, and has led a trade mission to India with Chicago’s Mayor Richard M. Daley to promote economic, cultural and social exchanges between the cities. She serves in leadership roles in several Indian American community organizations, both in Chicago and nationally. In recognition of her work on behalf of the Indian-American community, she received the 2007 Ellis Island Medal of honor – an award sponsored by the National Ethnic Coalition Organization, honoring those “who changed the fabric of America.”
