Vikas Shah is Managing Director of Swiscot Group, a Manchester based textiles and commodities trading firm, with operations worldwide. He is also Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship with MIT Sloan and an honorary professor at the Alliance Manchester Business School. Vikas has built businesses in diverse sectors around the world for almost twenty years, and is also a consultant and advisor to numerous entrepreneurs and organizations globally. He is President of the North West region chapter of TiE (the world's largest entrepreneurs network), and a respected speaker and commentator on entrepreneurship, business and social issues. Vikas is an advisor to many civic and community groups, advises the government as part of the IDAB and is a trustee of Mustard Tree and In Place of War, Executive Patron of the Manchester Cancer Research Centre, and a member of the University of Manchester General Assembly.
The remarkable thing about Thought Economics is that it isn't just thought-provoking, but genuinely thought-generating. It is a watershed in our understanding, and our understanding of understanding. Vikas Shah hasn't just moved the needle, he's fashioned an exciting new one. -- Dexter Dias QC, human rights lawyer and author of The Ten Types of Human Ideas matter, and whether it's entrepreneurship, democracy, identity, culture or even war and peace, Thought Economics is a must-read. -- Baroness Ruth Hunt An incredible collection of interviews with the people that have shaped our world. -- Heston Blumenthal A must-read collection of interviews with incredible people - and also me. -- David Baddiel If you value those who think differently, read Thought Economics. Challenging traditional thought structure is what it's all about. I'm so glad this book exists. -- Rose McGowan, author of Brave This book is an incredible collection of conversations with remarkable people. It's a joy to dip in and out of these learnings and insights. -- Sophia Amoruso, bestselling author and founder of Girlboss and Nasty Gal From understanding democracy, to conflict, peacebuilding and the essence human identity, this is a remarkable collection of conversations and ideas. -- Professor Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights