{{Short description|American entrepreneur, computer engineer and owner of Thoroughbred race horses}} {{Infobox person | name = Kaleem Shah | image = Kaleem Shah picture.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1962|7|6}} | birth_place = [[Bellary]], India | citizenship = United States | known_for = Founder of CALNET | education = [[Bangalore University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS.]]), [[Clemson University]] ([[Master of Science|MS.]]), [[George Washington University]], ([[MBA]].) | employer = | occupation = Businessman and entrepreneur | title = [[Chief executive officer|CEO]], [[CALNET]] | boards = | spouse = Lubna Shah | children = Sophia (daughter)<br>Arman (son) | website = {{url|http://www.calnet.com/}} }} '''Kaleem Shah''' (born July 6, 1962) is an American [[entrepreneur]], [[computer engineering|computer engineer]] and owner of [[thoroughbred horse racing|Thoroughbred race horses]]. He is known for founding the [[Information technology|IT]] and [[telecommunications]] consulting firm [[CALNET]]. Born in India, educated in India and the United States, he became a U.S. citizen in the early 1990s. He is the son of Indian [[horse trainer]] Majeed Shah.
==Background==
Shah was born in [[Bellary]], in [[southern India]].<ref name=DRF>{{cite web|last=Hovdey|first=Jay|title=For owner Kaleem Shah, racing is in the blood|url=http://www.drf.com/news/owner-kaleem-shah-racing-blood|work=DRF.com|accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref> His father, Majeed Shah, was a well-known thoroughbred [[horse trainer]] in the country who trained two Indian [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown]] winners.<ref name=DRF /> Shah grew up surrounded by horse training and racing, and his exposure grew into a lifelong love of the sport. However, his father discouraged him from becoming a horse trainer due to the hand-to-mouth existence of all but the very top individuals. His father's advice to him was "should you be blessed with good fortune, if you want to own horses down the road, so be it.”<ref name=DRF />
Shah earned a [[Bachelor of Science|BS]] in electrical engineering from [[Bangalore University]] in India. He went on to earn a [[Master of Science]] in computer engineering from Clemson University, and an [[MBA]] in international finance from [[George Washington University]].<ref name=NTRA>{{cite web|title=Kaleem Shah|url=http://files.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=46767|work=National Thoroughbred Racing Association|accessdate=7 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221058/http://files.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=46767|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
After earning his bachelor's degree in 1985, Shah came to the United States to pursue his master's degree. Going on to earn an MBA, he thereafter settled in the United States, working as a [[programmer|software programmer]] for [[Telenet]]. He became a [[US citizen]] in the early 1990s, giving up his Indian citizenship. Shah is known for his patriotism, and has stated that he is committed to the defense of America.<ref name=DRF />
==CALNET==
Shah founded CALNET in 1989 as a solo consultant with less than $3,000 in capital. He obtained his first contract that year from [[General Electric]] to provide Diagnostic Software Development services for a Telecommunication System.<ref name="CALNET msg">{{cite web |author=Shah, Kaleem |title=Message from CEO |url=http://www.calnet.com/message.html |publisher=CALNET |date=September 18, 2014 |accessdate=September 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308031732/http://calnet.com/message.html |archive-date=March 8, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The company is headquartered in [[Reston, Virginia]] with a branch office in [[San Diego, California]].<ref name=Bloomberg2>{{cite web|title=Company Overview of CALNET, Inc. - Snapshot|url= http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=7733493 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20140921073641/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=7733493 |url-status= dead |archive-date= September 21, 2014 |website=Bloomberg Businessweek|accessdate=September 21, 2014}}</ref> Today the company "provides intelligence analysis, language, and information technology (IT) consulting services to government, telecom, financial, public sector, high-tech, and services organizations" in the United States and internationally. The company provides services to both private businesses and the United States military.<ref name=Bloomberg2/> {{As of|2014}}, he is still the President and [[CEO]].<ref name=Bloomberg1>{{cite web|title=Company Overview of CALNET, Inc. CEO and Executives|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=30996321&privcapId=7733493 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140921073648/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=30996321&privcapId=7733493 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 21, 2014 |website=Bloomberg Businessweek |accessdate=September 21, 2014}}</ref> Shah has chosen not to take the company public because he prefers it to “remain agile."<ref name=Moran/>
Following the [[September 11 Attacks]] in 2001, the U.S. government became the company's main client and provided support services to the armed forces.<ref name=DRF /> The company was ranked by [[Inc. Magazine]] as one of America's 500 fastest growing companies from 2006 through 2009. From 2010 through 2013, the company grew by 705 percent<ref name=Moran>{{cite web|last=Moran|first=Andrew|title=Defense industry focusing on cybersecurity amid breaches|url=http://digitaljournal.com/article/343994|work=Digital Journal|accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref> In 2007 CALNET obtained a $66 million contract with the [[Intelligence and Security Command]] (INSCOM) to provide linguist services at [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo Bay]] and another $104 million to train Defense and military personnel.<ref name=Moran/> However, in 2012, he was required to repay the government $18.1 million when a former employee alleged that CALNET had inflated its cost estimates between 2006 and 2009.<ref name=Censer>{{cite news|last1=Censer|first1=Marjorie|title=Calnet settles allegations of overbilling for $18.1 million|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-business/post/calnet-settles-allegations-of-overbilling-for-181-million/2012/06/01/gJQANuLe7U_blog.html|newspaper=Washington Post|accessdate=September 21, 2014|date=June 1, 2012}}</ref>
On September 13, 2017, Calnet, and its chief executive officer, Kaleem Shah, agreed to pay $300,000 to the U.S. Government.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oig.dot.gov/library-item/36193 | title=Investigations | Office of Inspector General | U.S. Department of Transportation }}</ref> The settlement resolves a [[qui tam]] complaint filed against Calnet and Shah that allege that Calnet misrepresented its past private sector experience in providing help desk services in its proposal to win a 2009 FAA contract for IT help desk services.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/government-contractor-and-ceo-settle-civil-fraud-allegations | title=Government Contractor and CEO Settle Civil Fraud Allegations | date=13 September 2017 }}</ref> ==Horse racing==
{{multiple image |align=right |caption_align = center |total_width=400 | width1=232 | height1= 240 | image1=Bayern Preakness.jpg | alt1= Bay racehorse with rider in stars and stripes-themed silks | caption1=Shah's Grade I winner [[Bayern (horse)|Bayern]]. | width2=154 | height2= 240 | image2=Owner Kaleem Shah.svg | alt2= Racing silks with blue sleeves and a red-and-white-striped torso, a blue cap with stars | caption2=Stars-and-Stripes themed racing silks of Kaleem Shah }}
Shah is an avid [[Thoroughbred]] horse owner and [[horse breeder|breeder]].<ref name=DRF /> His father and uncle were both horse trainers in his native India, though he was encouraged to stay away from the track and get an education instead of following his family's profession. Once in the United States, he bought his first interest in a Thoroughbred in 1996. Reflecting his patriotism, his [[jockey|racing colors]] are designed with U.S. [[Flag of the United States|stars and stripes]]-themed red, white and blue.<ref name=NTRA /> He first raced horses on a small scale in [[Maryland]] with trainer Jimmy Murphy, and later with Dale Capuano.<ref name=NTRA /> He then used [[Doug O'Neill]] to train his horses on the west coast and currently has horses in training with [[Bob Baffert]] at [[Santa Anita Park]]. Shah also stands a stallion, Concord Point, at [[Hill 'n' Dale Farms]] in [[Kentucky]].<ref name=NTRA /> Concord Point won the 2010 [[West Virginia Derby]] and [[Iowa Derby]]. Shah's other winners include May Day Rose, winner of the 2011 [[Santa Ysabel Stakes]] and the [[Railbird Stakes]]; Edens Moon, who won the Grade 1 [[Las Virgenes Stakes]] at Santa Anita in 2012 and the Grade 2 [[San Clemente Handicap]] at [[Del Mar, CA]]; and Fed Biz, winner of the Grade 2 [[San Fernando Stakes]] at Santa Anita in 2013.<ref name=NTRA /> In 2014, [[Bayern (horse)|Bayern]] became his most successful winner to date, having won the Grade I [[Haskell Invitational Stakes]], [[Pennsylvania Derby]] and the [[Breeders' Cup Classic]] in 2014.<ref name=DRF2>{{cite web|last1=Grening |first1=David|title=Bayern sets track record in Pennsylvania Derby triumph |url=http://www.drf.com/news/bayern-sets-track-record-pennsylvania-derby-triumph |website=Daily Racing Form |access-date=September 21, 2014|date=September 20, 2014}}</ref> In 2015 he won the [[Santa Anita Derby]] with [[Dortmund (horse)|Dortmund]], who also placed third in the [[2015 Kentucky Derby]].<ref>[http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=9371396®istry=T Horse Profile. Dortmund (KY)] EquiBase</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.calnet.com CALNET]
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