Vikas is a Non-Executive Board Member of the UK Government's Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ).

Dr Vikas Shah portrait

Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL has significant experience in founding, leading and exiting businesses to trade, private-equity and listed groups. He is currently a Non-Executive Board Member of the UK Government's .

He also serves as a Non-Executive Director for the , , and . He is Co-Founder of leading venture lab  and sits as Entrepreneur in Residence at .

Vikas was  for Services to Business and the Economy in the Queen's 2018 New Year's Honours List. In 2021, he became a  of the Greater Manchester Lieutenancy.

He holds an Honorary Professorship of Business at The Alliance Business School, University of Manchester, an Honorary Professorial Fellowship at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS), and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× in 2022.