Anu Shah – Founder of The Talk Lane, Product Leader at META & Amazon

Anu Shah is an entrepreneur, global speaker, investor, and philanthropic leader empowering entrepreneurs, championing women in leadership, fostering innovation, and creating meaningful global impact through business, mentorship, and purpose-driven initiatives.

ANU SHAH'S STORY

Anu Shah also known as Anuja Sharad Shah, searched as Anu Shah Amazon or Anu Shah Meta started from ₹6,000/month job at call center in Mumbai at 20. Anuja Sharad Shah built a career defined not by titles—but by transformation.

A merit-based scholarship to the University of Leeds opened the world to her. What followed was a journey across M&A, venture capital, strategy consulting, and product leadership at global companies like Amazon and Meta—shaping products, teams, and ideas across Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Rwanda, San Francisco, and New York.

Today, Amazon Anu Shah, Anu Shah Meta, and Anu Shah New York reflect not just search queries—but a global footprint built on merit, resilience, and intent.

Beyond corporate success, Anuja Shah has worked at the intersection of policy and impact—leading UN-linked refugee rehabilitation initiatives in Rwanda and Lebanon, and contributing to gender-parity program design within the United Nations.

She serves on the American India Foundation’s Leadership Committee and is the founder of The Talk Lane—a podcast platform bringing together global leaders to explore ethics, innovation, and the future of society.

This is not just a career story.
It is a journey of building influence—with purpose.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP JOURNEY

Built and advised early-stage ventures including EFI Hub, Rocket Internet portfolio company Ushift, and Resume Ranks across Rwanda, Singapore, and New York.

PODCAST HOST

The Talk Lane— a passion project / side gig born from a spontaneous NYC coffee chat—now hosts rigorous, unscripted conversations with trusted leaders, staying niche by design.

SPEAKER ENGAGEMENT

Retained by CNBC Africa as commentator; keynote speaker at TEDx, INSEAD, French Chamber of Commerce—sharing insights on leadership, tech, global markets, entrepreneurship

AUTHOR

Guest writer / contributor for CNBC, e27, and BW Disrupt; children’s book author of Little Hearts, Big Emotions, bringing emotional intelligence worldwide to readers.

PHILANTHROPY

Led philanthropy spanning refugee rehabilitation, labor welfare, education, and disability access through AIF, Inkomoko, Basmeh & Zeitooneh, Karma Junction globally.

GLOBAL POLICY WORK

Worked with the UN Assistant Secretary-General’s Office on gender-parity initiatives; contributed to AI policy with Meta/OpenAI/Microsoft, shaping scalable development frameworks.

AWARDS & HONORS

Recognized through selective awards and honors across the UK, Singapore, India, and New York, reflecting leadership in technology, entrepreneurship, and social impact..

NEWS & STORIES

Featured across global media for work spanning technology, markets, entrepreneurship, policy, and social impact, with coverage reflecting long-form perspectives and analysis.