Umar Shah is a seasoned technology executive who leads strategy, worldwide business development, and cloud solutions for Electronics and EDA at AWS. With nearly three decades of Silicon Valley experience, he brings deep expertise from senior roles at Apple, Cadence Design Systems, Mentor Graphics, and Amazon Lab126, where he has driven both technical innovation and business transformation.

As a trusted advisor to the semiconductor industry, Umar serves on multiple AWS customer executive councils and regularly engages with C-suite leaders to architect solutions for the most pressing challenges in silicon engineering such as chip design with artificial intelligence. His unique blend of technical depth and business acumen enables him to bridge the gap between cutting-edge technology and commercial strategy.

Umar holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from N.E.D. University of Engineering & Technology in Karachi, Pakistan, complemented by executive certifications in project management from Stanford University and cloud technologies from AWS.