Jignesh Shah recieved his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute(VJTI) & an MBA from Institute of Technology and Management, Mumbai, India. He immigrated to Canada in 1996 and upgraded his skills through some courses at University of Waterloo, Canada and also obtained the Microsoft Certification for Systems Engineer NT with specialization in internet technology. At present he works for one of the major banks in Canada as Technical Analyst, Operations & Technology.

Because of the religious background of the family, he developed interest in the spiritual teachings by religious prophets and biography of different personalities. He would like to be a contributing member in integrating science, technology and religion to accomplish the SHEN mission. Through his involment in SHEN, he also expects to gain deeper spiritual insights.