Ivan Shah debated for Dougherty Valley HS in the Bay Area, California. He competed in PF Debate and Impromptu for 5 years. In his career, he amassed 17 bids (11 Gold). He's also a 3x TOC, 2x Nationals, and 2x California State attendee. He has placed 9th at Nationals 2024; championed the Jack Howe Invitational, La Costa Canyon, and Quarry Lane; semifinaled the California Round Robin, Peninsula; quarterfinaled Berkeley, ASU, and Presentation; and made deep elims at Apple Valley, Stanford, and much more. He specializes in technical debate and progressive argumentation.