Sanjay Shah (businessman)

Sanjay Shah is a Dubai-based businessman. He is the founder of hedge fund firm Solo Capital[1] and philanthropic organization Autism Rocks.[2]

Shah was born in London in 1970 and was sent to medical school to become a doctor.[3] However, early in his career he realized that being a doctor is not something he would enjoy and he decided to pursue a career in finance. He started Solo Capital in 2008 after being laid off from a high profile job and his new stint as an entrepreneur was quite successful, with an article in The Sunday Times covering his successful career.[4]

Philanthropic activities

Sanjay Shah's youngest son, Nikhil,[5] was diagnosed with autism in 2011.[6] After working with therapists and medical experts for many years, he decided to do something to raise awareness about autism and founded Autism Rocks in 2014.[7] Autism Rocks conducts music gigs worldwide to raise funds for charity and to create awareness about autism. Their latest gig[8] was in London, featuring Ricky Martin.

Tax fraud

Sanjay Shah is being investigated by Danish prosecutors as a prime suspect in a case regarding the Danish Goverment getting defrauded for over 1 billion tax dollars[9]

References

  1. ↑ Strasburg, Jenny; Duxbury, Charles (2015-11-04). "Danish Tax Probe Targets Small London Hedge Fund, Other Firms". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  2. ↑ Lynskey, Dorian (2015-02-03). "Prince review – 'What we're going to do right now is play 14 hits in a row!'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  3. ↑ "FROM MEDICINE TO HIGH FINANCE: 4 BUSINESS HACKS THAT CHANGED SANJAY SHAH'S LIFE". Funds Hero. 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  4. ↑ "£27m pay day for trader who bet on euro woe | The Sunday Times". www.thesundaytimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  5. ↑ "SANJAY SHAH'S TIPS TO MAKE SCHOOLING EASIER FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM - Autism Hub". 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  6. ↑ "In aid of autism". fridaymagazine.ae. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  7. ↑ "AUTISM ROCKS: Raising 'Awareness through Music' around the World | VELVET Magazine". 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  8. ↑ Simpson, George (2016-09-13). "EXCLUSIVE: Ricky Martin finally reveals his favourite Livin' La Vida Loca cover". Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  9. ↑ Strasburg, Jenny; Duxbury, Charles (2015-11-04). "Danish Tax Probe Targets Small London Hedge Fund, Other Firms". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
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