Ameera Shah

Ameera Shah (born 24 September 1979) is an Indian entrepreneur and the managing director of Metropolis Healthcare, a multinational chain of pathology centers based in Mumbai, with presence in seven countries.[1] She is the daughter of Dr Sushil Shah, the founder and chairman of Metropolis Healthcare.[2] She has been honored as a 2015 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.[3][4]

Ameera Shah
Born (1979-09-24) 24 September 1979
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
Occupation(s)MD, Metropolis Healthcare
Websitewww.metropolisindia.com/aboutus/team/ameera-shah

She was named to Fortune India's "Most Powerful Women in Business" list in 2017,[5] 2018,[6] and 2019.[7] Shah was featured in the list of Forbes India's Tycoons of Tomorrow 2018.[8]

Early life

Ameera Shah was born to Dr. Sushil Shah, a pathologist, and Dr. Duru Shah, a gynaecologist.[9] She belongs to a family of doctors in Mumbai. Her elder sister Aparna Shah is a geneticist.[9] She studied commerce at junior college in H.R. College of Commerce and Economics.[9] She obtained a degree in finance from the University of Texas at Austin.[8]

She used to work with Goldman Sachs in New York.[10] Later, she completed the Owner-President Management Program at Harvard Business School. Shah is an industry spokesperson and has been featured as a speaker in various National and International forums, industry events and conclaves. She has spoken at events organized by Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Harvard Business School,[10] TED, and CII.

Career

Metropolis Healthcare

She took over her father's pathology business- Metropolis Lab in 2001.[9] She subsequently transformed a single diagnostic lab which had a revenue of about $1.5 million and 40 employees, to Metropolis Healthcare, a multinational chain of 125 diagnostic labs with $90 million in revenue and 4,500 employees.[11] She successfully led the listing of the company in April 2019.[7]

Board memberships and affiliations

She serves as a Board Member of Marico Kaya Enterprises Limited[12] and the Managing Director of Metropolis Healthcare Limited. She is presently the Independent Director at Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited.,[13] Shoppers Stop Limited[14] and Kaya Limited[15] She is an advisor to Baylor College of Medicine.[16] She is also on the global advisory board of AXA.[17]

Shah has also served as secretary of the Indian Association of Pathology Laboratories (IAPL)[18] and co-chairperson of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Health Services Committee in 2012.[19]

Other ventures

Between 2016 and 2017, she starred in and was an investor on the startup reality television show The Vault.[20]

In 2017, Shah founded Empoweress, a not-for-profit initiative for women-led businesses to find advice, mentorship and micro-funding.[21][22]

Honours and awards

Personal life

Ameera Shah married a UK-based Indian origin businessman in 2010.[33] She is currently married to Hemant Sachdev, an Indian retail entrepreneur, who serves as a non-executive director of Metropolis Healthcare.[34] In March 2020, she gave birth to a baby boy named Karma. The family relocated to Dubai during the COVID-19 pandemic.[35]

References
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  2. "Dr Sushil Shah - The Scindia School". The Scindia School. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. "Ameera Shah: The Lifeline Builder". Verve (Indian magazine). 18 June 2015.
  4. "9 Alumni Named Young Global Leaders". Harvard Business School. 1 March 2015.
  5. "Most Powerful Women in Business 2017". Fortune India.
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  7. "Most Powerful Women, 2019". Fortune India. 22 September 2019.
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  10. "A 15-year joyride: Ameera Shah". Deccan Chronicle. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  11. "Metropolis' Chain of Diagnostics Labs Pushes for Growth Across India and Africa". forbes.com.
  12. "Company Overview of Marico Kaya Enterprises Limited". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  13. "Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  14. "Shoppers Stop Ltd". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  15. "kaya Ltd". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  16. "Ameera Shah". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  17. "Stakeholder advisory panelists". axa.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  18. "Executive Profile: Ameera Shah". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  19. "President Inaugurates the 6th FICCI Heal 2012 Annual International Healthcare Conference Calls for Universal Health Care to be Made a Reality". PIB.
  20. "The Vault's Big Players Are Here: Veteran Entrepreneurs Come Together As Investors For India's Biggest Startup Reality Series". Inc42 Media. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  21. Datta, Aveek (8 December 2017). "Ameera Shah launches Empoweress to empower women entrepreneurs". Forbes India.
  22. Jayakumar, PB (18 September 2019). "Empowering others is essence of entrepreneurship, says Ameera Shah". Business Today.
  23. "CNBC-AWAAZ CEO Awards 2019 – Celebrating India's Outstanding Leaders". cnbctv18.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  24. Jayakumar, P.B. (23 September 2018). "Battling Hard to Succeed". Business Today.
  25. "Tycoons of Tomorrow : Special Report : Forbes India Magazine". Forbes India. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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  27. "Asia's Power Businesswomen, 2015: 12 To Watch". forbes.com.
  28. "World Economic Forum names Smriti Irani as Young Global Leader from India". economictimes.indiatimes.com.
  29. "Two more feathers in Ameera Shah's cap". The Hans India. 9 December 2015.
  30. "Ameera Shah: The Lifeline Builder". Verve Magazine. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  31. "India's Hottest 40 Under 40 Business Leaders". economictimes.indiatimes.com.
  32. "Speakers 2014". Entrepreneur.
  33. "How to have a stress-free wedding". India Today. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  34. "Disclosure of Vote Cast by Tata Mutual Fund during the Financial Year 2021-2022" (PDF). Tata Mutual Fund. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  35. "Ameera Shah: The disciplined leader at work". Mint. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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