Hasu Shah

Hasu Shah General Information

Biography

Mr. Hasu Shah is a Co-Owner and serves as Chief Executive Officer & Chairman at 5544 JFK III Associates. He serves as a Board Member at Aarogya Tech. He founded and served as a Chairman at Hersha Hospitality Trust. He has accomplished numerous other professional achievements, including serving on the board of directors for Graystone Tower Bank and Montour Bank, corporations which he also co-founded. He was recently appointed to the Pennsylvania Governor Corbett's Advisory Commission on Asian American Affairs. He was also awarded with the Hall of Fame award from the Central Penn Business Journal in 2011 for lifetime achievements in both business and philanthropy. He has earned numerous awards, including most recently, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, bestowed by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations. He became a medalist in May of 2012 for exemplifying outstanding qualities in both his personal and professional life, while continuing to preserve the richness of his heritage. He and his wife, Hersha, received the prestigious Tocqueville Award from the United Way Worldwide in 2010 for their outstanding humanitarian efforts locally and around the world. He has been an active Rotarian for nearly 25 years and continues to serve as a trustee of several community service and spiritual organizations including Vraj Hindu Temple and the India Heritage Research Foundation. He was recently conferred with an Honorary Doctorate degree of Humane Letters from Central Penn College to recognize his significant contributions to both society and business. In May 2010, Harrisburg Area Community College awarded him with an Honorary Doctorate degree of Public Service. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Tennessee Technical University and obtained a Master's degree in Administration from Pennsylvania State University, which named him as a Fellow. He is also an alumnus of the Owner and President's Management program at Harvard Business School.