From Finance To Science

Promoter and MD of Metropolis Healthcare, Ameera Shah tells us how she converted a tiny clinic in South Science Mumbai’s Kemps Corner into a ₹ 2,000 crore empire of pathology labs and healthcare centres across the world.

- Harsha Advani

Born To Dream Big

“I was born in Mumbai to a family of doctors and brought up in a simple environment. I was very keen on going to the US to pursue my higher education, but I didn’t want to burden my parents financially. So, I took up a part-time job, won scholarships and by the age of 18, I was financially independent.”

“While in New York, I did a stint at Goldman Sachs, but was not happy with it. I realised financial services was not my thing at all. Post that, I worked with a few start-ups but that did not sustain my interest either. I was more driven towards leadership and responsibility-oriented roles. I moved back to India in early 2000. Working alongside my father, I learnt what he was doing on a day-to-day basis at the lab. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that for the lab to grow, it would need the efforts of more than just my father’s. And that awoke the entrepreneur in me.”

Being An Entrepreneur