# Shahed Alam

> Shahed Alam is a co-founder and co-CEO of Noora Health. Raised in suburban Houston by parents from Bangladesh, he met his fellow founders through Stanford’s Design for Extreme Affordability course. His work spans partnerships, program development, technology, and research; he shares leadership with Edith Elliott. Noora received an Audacious Project grant and a Skoll Award for Social Innovation in 2022.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Noora Health
- **Organizations:** Noora Health, Ariadne Labs, Johns Hopkins University
- **Education:** BS, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, MHS, Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine
- **Known for:** Co-founded Noora Health in 2014., 2022 TED speaker with Edith Elliott., Co-leads the organization recognized by the 2022 Skoll Award for Social Innovation.

## Career timeline

- **2010-2011** — Associate faculty member at Johns Hopkins.
- **2012** — Founding team came together through Stanford’s Design for Extreme Affordability course; Jessie Liu’s 2016 retrospective places their meeting four years earlier.
- **2014** — Co-founded Noora Health with Edith Elliott, Katy Ashe, and Jessie Liu.
- **2022** — Appeared at TED with Edith Elliott; Noora received an Audacious Project grant and Skoll Award for Social Innovation.
- **2023** — Publicly described returning to Noora after completing his degree and the co-CEO model.
- **2026** — Participated in a Geneva event co-hosted with the Government of Indonesia and The Agency Fund.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Noora Health in 2014.
- 2022 TED speaker with Edith Elliott.
- Co-leads the organization recognized by the 2022 Skoll Award for Social Innovation.
- Co-leads a 2022 Audacious Project grantee.
- Associate faculty affiliation at Ariadne Labs.
- GLG Social Impact Fellow.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Co-authored reflections published June 3 on a May 18 Geneva event with international government representatives and a screening of Threads of Care.
- **2024-11** — Co-authored a next-decade vision that included adaptable tools, processes, frameworks, and broader partnership roles.

## Links

- Website: https://noorahealth.org/authorbio/dr-shahed-alam/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahedalam

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