Ms. Shahtaj (Shash) Agha, Alliance Consultant's Director of Research, is a Human Resources Professional with over ten years of experience in directing searches for corporations and executive search firms in a diverse range of industries. Her expertise lies in development of original research for use in the selection process.

Ms. Agha has worked in a variety of industries including High Technology, Consumer Goods, Financial Services, Banking, Information Systems, Health Care, Utilities, and Manufacturing.   She has worked on searches in Higher Education for Loyola University Medical Center, and as well as for a Chicago-area nursing school.  Ms. Agha has extensive research and name generation experience in the disciplines of Marketing, Sales, Human Resources, General Management, and Senior Level Executives in Information Technology.

Ms. Agha graduated from Mount Carmel College in Bangalore, India with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Political Science. She has lived in diverse cultures and communities worldwide including Dubai, UAE; Trieste, Italy; and the United Kingdom.