Neel Shah

Neel is currently Director, Libero Sports India. In this role, he is responsible for working with grassroots programs, academies, professional clubs and the Indian Federation on organization, strategic partnerships, technical development and marketing. In addition, his team will create commercially viable avenues for international football entities to enter the Indian market.

Before joining Libero Sports India, Neel served as Associate, Dentsu Sports India. In that role he was responsible for the monetization of Indian sports properties that Dentsu was involved with, developing and executing Dentsu sports programming, and consulting for Dentsu clients on sports spending opportunities.

Prior to moving to India, Neel spent 7 years with New York based Major League Soccer serving most recently as the league’s Director of Fan Development. In that role, he was responsible for overseeing the league’s national grassroots programming, working with MLS clubs to build their local market relevance and liaising with club supporter groups.

He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics w/emphasis in Sports Management from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He then received his MBA in Sports Management from Seton Hall University located in South Orange, New Jersey.