Kevan Shah

Kevan Shah, from Cliffside Park, New Jersey, is pursuing a master’s degree in community health and prevention research at Stanford School of Medicine. He graduated from Muhlenberg College with a bachelor’s degree in public health and from Tsinghua University with a master’s degree in global affairs. Kevan aspires to serve as a physician-leader. He is the founder and executive director of End Overdose Together, a nonprofit that recruits, trains, and mobilizes students to lead workshops on overdose prevention. Kevan has helped shape policies and programs to combat the overdose crisis at Integrity House, New Jersey Reentry Corporation, Opioid Overdose Prevention Network, and St. Luke’s Sacred Heart Hospital. His research and recommendations have been championed by former governors and become the basis of legislation. He has been recognized as a Schwarzman scholar and Newman Civic fellow.