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{{Short description|Indian entrepreneur}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ameera Shah
| image = Ameera_Shah.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|9|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| alma_mater = [[University of Texas at Austin]]
| occupation = Executive Chairperson and Whole-time Director, [[Metropolis Lab|Metropolis Healthcare]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.metropolisindia.com|Website of Metropolis Healthcare}}
}}

'''Ameera Shah '''(born 24 September 1979) is an [[Indian Entrepreneur|Indian entrepreneur]]. She is Executive Chairperson and Whole-time Director of [[Metropolis Healthcare]], a leading diagnostic chain with presence in India and Africa.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ameera-shah-made-metropolis-healthcare-a-leading-diagnostics-player/articleshow/34475062.cms | title=Ameera Shah made Metropolis Healthcare a leading diagnostics player| newspaper=The Economic Times | date=2 May 2014 | access-date=2 October 2018 }}</ref> She is the daughter of Dr Sushil Shah, the founder of Metropolis Healthcare.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scindia.edu/scindia_management/dr-sushil-shah/|title=Dr Sushil Shah - The Scindia School|work=The Scindia School|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en-US}}</ref>

She has been honored as a 2015 [[Young Global Leader]] by the [[World Economic Forum]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ameera Shah: The Lifeline Builder |url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/people/ameera-shah-the-lifeline-builder |publisher=[[Verve (Indian magazine)]] |date=June 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=9 Alumni Named Young Global Leaders |url=https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=4545&sf37056440=1 |publisher=[[Harvard Business School]] |date=March 1, 2015}}</ref> She was named to [[Fortune India]]'s "Most Powerful Women in Business" list in 2017,<ref name="f2"/> 2018,<ref name="f1"/> 2019,<ref name=mpw/> 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-04 |title=Healthcare leaders shine in MPW 2020 |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/people/healthcare-leaders-shine-in-mpw-2020-list/104835 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=www.fortuneindia.com |language=en}}</ref> and 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jayakumar |first=-P. B. |title=Ameera Shah - Most Powerful Women in 2021 - Fortune India |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/mpw/ameera-shah?year=2021 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=www.fortuneindia.com |language=en}}</ref> Shah was featured in the list of [[Forbes India]]'s Tycoons of Tomorrow 2018.<ref name="fi"/> She also received the Ernst & Young ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ Award in healthcare for 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-19 |title=Ameera Shah, Byju Raveendran, Darshan Patel, Mira Kulkarni amongst others are finalists for EY Entrepreneur Awards |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/industry-ameera-shah-byju-raveendran-darshan-patel-mira-kulkarni-amongst-others-win-ey-entrepreneur-awards-2215624/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>

Currently, she serves as Sr. Vice-President of NATHealth (Healthcare Federation of India).<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.ETHealthworld.com |title=NATHEALTH announces Abhay Soi as its new President for FY 24–25 - ET HealthWorld |url=https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/nathealth-announces-abhay-soi-as-its-new-president-for-fy-2425/109035913 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=ETHealthworld.com |language=en}}</ref> She is also an Independent Director on the boards of Torrent Pharma and the ACC limited, which is a part of Adani Group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Torrent Pharmaceuticals |url=https://www.torrentpharma.com/index.php/site/bodprofile?id=5 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=www.torrentpharma.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors {{!}} Cement & Ready Mixed Concrete Manufacturer |url=https://www.acclimited.com/about/board-of-directors |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=www.acclimited.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=News Desk |date=2022-12-05 |title=ACC appoints Ajay Kapur as CEO, Ameera Shah as Woman Independent Director |url=https://hrnxt.com/news/executive-moves/acc-appoints-ajay-kapur-as-ceo-ameera-shah-as-woman-independent-director/52935/2022/12/05/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=hrnxt.com |language=en-US}}</ref> She was also an advisor to Baylor College of Medicine and the global advisory board of AXA.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stakeholder advisory panelists |url=https://www.axa.com/en/about-us/commitee/stakeholder-advisory-panelists |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=AXA.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
She studied commerce at junior college in [[H.R. College of Commerce and Economics]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=15 July 2017 |title=Ameera Shah {{!}} Diagnosis: a risk-taker |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/u8kB1zit3YsMTRTeIn31IM/Ameera-Shah--Diagnosis-a-risktaker.html |access-date= |work=livemint}}</ref> She obtained a degree in finance from the [[University of Texas at Austin]].<ref name="fi">{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/tycoons-of-tomorrow/ameera-shah-moving-the-needle/51339/1|title=Ameera Shah: Moving the needle {{!}} Forbes India|website=Forbes India|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref>

She used to work with [[Goldman Sachs]] in [[New York City|New York]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/151016/a-15-year-joyride-ameera-shah.html|title=A 15-year joyride: Ameera Shah|date=2016-10-16|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en}}</ref> 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]],<ref name=":1" /> [[TED (conference)|TED]], and [[Confederation of Indian Industry|CII]].

==Career==
=== Metropolis Healthcare ===
She took over her father's pathology business- Metropolis Lab in 2001.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/anuraghunathan/2015/02/25/metropolis-chain-of-diagnostics-labs-pushes-for-growth-across-india-and-africa/| work= forbes.com|title=Metropolis' Chain of Diagnostics Labs Pushes for Growth Across India and Africa}}</ref> She successfully led the listing of the company in April 2019.<ref name=mpw/>

=== Board memberships and affiliations ===
She serves as a Board Member of Marico Kaya Enterprises Limited<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=247055314|title=Company Overview of Marico Kaya Enterprises Limited|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> and the Managing Director of Metropolis Healthcare Limited. She is presently the Independent Director at [[Torrent Pharmaceuticals|Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited]].,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/TRP:IN|title=Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> [[Shoppers Stop|Shoppers Stop Limited]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/SHOP:IN|title=Shoppers Stop Ltd|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> and [[Kaya Limited]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/SHOP:IN|title=kaya Ltd.|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> She is an advisor to [[Baylor College of Medicine]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ameera Shah |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/17545123 |website=Bloomberg.com |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> She is also on the global advisory board of [[AXA]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Stakeholder advisory panelists |url=https://www.axa.com/en/about-us/commitee/stakeholder-advisory-panelists |website=axa.com |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>

Shah has also served as secretary of the Indian Association of Pathology Laboratories (IAPL)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=108958172&privcapId=247055314|title=Executive Profile: Ameera Shah|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> and co-chairperson of [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry|Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry]] (FICCI) Health Services Committee in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=86888|title=President Inaugurates the 6th FICCI Heal 2012 Annual International Healthcare Conference Calls for Universal Health Care to be Made a Reality|publisher=PIB}}</ref>

=== Other ventures===
Between 2016 and 2017, she starred in and was an investor on the startup reality television show ''[[The Vault (TV series)|The Vault]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Vault's Big Players Are Here: Veteran Entrepreneurs Come Together As Investors For India's Biggest Startup Reality Series |url=https://inc42.com/buzz/the-vault-investors/ |access-date=17 December 2022 |work=Inc42 Media |date=27 August 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2017, Shah founded ''Empoweress'', a not-for-profit initiative for women-led businesses to find advice, mentorship and micro-funding.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Datta |first1=Aveek |title=Ameera Shah launches Empoweress to empower women entrepreneurs |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/ameera-shah-launches-empoweress-to-empower-women-entrepreneurs/48849/1 |work=[[Forbes India]] |date=December 8, 2017}}</ref><ref name=bt>{{cite news |last1=Jayakumar |first1=PB |title=Empowering others is essence of entrepreneurship, says Ameera Shah |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/btmpw-empowering-others-is-essence-of-entrepreneurship-ameera-shah/story/379905.html |publisher=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]] |date=September 18, 2019}}</ref>

==Honours and awards==
*CNBC-AWAAZ CEO Awards 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/business/cnbc-awaaz-ceo-awards-2019-celebrating-indias-outstanding-leaders-5429751.htm|title=CNBC-AWAAZ CEO Awards 2019 – Celebrating India's Outstanding Leaders|website=cnbctv18.com|date=5 March 2020 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref>
*[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]]'s Most Powerful Women list, 2018,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jayakumar |first1=P.B. |title=Battling Hard to Succeed |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/exclusive/specials/most-powerful-women-2018/battling-hard-to--succeed/story/281895.html |publisher=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]] |date=September 23, 2018}}</ref> 2019<ref name="bt" />
*Tycoons of Tomorrow by [[Forbes India]], 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/tycoons-of-tomorrow/1729/2|title=Tycoons of Tomorrow : Special Report : Forbes India Magazine|website=Forbes India|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/forbes-list-tycoons-tomorrow-young-achievers-1349889-2018-09-26|title=Forbes 'Tycoons of Tomorrow': About the 22 young achievers set to change India|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref>
*India's Most Powerful Women in Business (ranked at no. 28) by [[Fortune India 500|Fortune India]] Magazine, 2019<ref name=mpw>{{cite news |title=Most Powerful Women, 2019 |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/mpw/ameera-shah?year=2019 |publisher=[[Fortune India]] |date=September 22, 2019}}</ref>
*India's Most Powerful Women in Business (ranked at no. 36) by [[Fortune India 500|Fortune India]] Magazine, 2018<ref name="f1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/mpw/ameera-shah?year=2018|title=Ameera Shah - Most Powerful Women in 2018 - Fortune India|website=www.fortuneindia.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref>
*India's Most Powerful Women in Business (ranked at no. 46) by [[Fortune India 500|Fortune India]] Magazine, 2017<ref name="f2">{{cite web|title=Most Powerful Women in Business 2017|url=http://www.fortuneindia.com/mpw/ameera-shah?year=2017|publisher=Fortune India}}</ref>
*Asia's Power Business Women 2015, [[Forbes]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesasia/2015/02/25/asias-power-businesswomen-2015-12-to-watch/| work= forbes.com|title=Asia's Power Businesswomen, 2015: 12 To Watch}}</ref>
*[[Young Global Leader]], [[World Economic Forum]], 2015<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-03-17/news/60212100_1_wef-smriti-irani-world-economic-forum| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324232155/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-03-17/news/60212100_1_wef-smriti-irani-world-economic-forum| url-status=dead| archive-date=24 March 2015| work= economictimes.indiatimes.com|title=World Economic Forum names Smriti Irani as Young Global Leader from India}}</ref>
* Women Leadership Award at the CMO Asia Awards, 2015<ref>{{cite news |title=Two more feathers in Ameera Shah's cap |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2015-12-09/Two-more-feathers-in-Ameera-Shahs-cap/191941 |publisher=[[The Hans India]] |date=December 9, 2015}}</ref>
*Exemplary Women Leadership Award, World Women Leadership Congress & Awards, 2014<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vervemagazine.in/people/ameera-shah-the-lifeline-builder|title=Ameera Shah: The Lifeline Builder|date=2015-06-18|work=Verve Magazine|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 40 Under 40 Business Leaders by [[The Economic Times]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/indias-hottest-40-under-40-business-leaders/newslist/34519765.cms|title=India's Hottest 40 Under 40 Business Leaders|work=economictimes.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
*Young Achiever of the Year, CMO Asia Awards, 2011
* Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2011 by [[Entrepreneur India]] & [[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Speakers 2014 |url=https://www.entrepreneurindia.com/2014/ameera-shah.php |publisher=[[Entrepreneur (magazine)|Entrepreneur]]}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Ameera Shah was born to Dr. Sushil Shah, a [[pathologist]], and Dr. [[Duru Shah]], a [[gynaecologist]].<ref name=":0" /> Her elder sister Aparna Shah is a [[geneticist]].<ref name=":0" /> She is married to Hemant Sachdev, an Indian retail entrepreneur, who serves as a non-executive director of Metropolis Healthcare.<ref>{{cite news |title=Disclosure of Vote Cast by Tata Mutual Fund during the Financial Year 2021-2022 |url=https://www.tatamutualfund.com/docs/default-source/financials/2022/vote_cast_data_for_fy2021-2022.pdf?sfvrsn=411454b5_2 |access-date=12 April 2023 |work=Tata Mutual Fund}}</ref> In March 2020, she gave birth to a baby boy named Karma.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ameera Shah: The disciplined leader at work |url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story/the-disciplined-leader-at-work-111628425322117.html |access-date=12 April 2023 |work=Mint |date=8 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{twitter|ameerashah}}

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