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Meera Shah

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Head of Portfolio: Smallholder Farmer at Shell Foundation

London, England, United Kingdom

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About

Meera Shah heads the Smallholder Farmer Portfolio at Shell Foundation, a UK charity that deploys approximately $40 million annually to social enterprises, and serves on its Investment Committee. She has over 14 years of experience providing strategic and operational support to social enterprises in Africa and India focused on energy access and sustainable mobility, and has co-founded two enterprises. Shah also holds a board director role at Unmarkets and several board positions across the Shell Foundation portfolio.

Experience

  1. UnmarketsBoard Directorcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. Shell FoundationHead of Portfolio - Smallholder Farmerscurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  3. Shell FoundationBusiness Director - Head of Household Energy and Offgrid Utilites2021 — 2023
  4. Shell FoundationBusiness Director - Head of Household Energy2020 — 2021
  5. Shell FoundationBusiness Manager2015 — 2019London, United Kingdom
  6. Shell FoundationBusiness Development Advisor2012 — 2015London, United Kingdom
  7. PersistentMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — present
  8. Factor[e] VenturesAdvisory Board Membercurrent2019 — present
  9. London Business SchoolEntrepreneurial Edge Mentor2019
  10. SunCultureBoard Observer2017 — 2018
  11. Dharma LifeAdvisory Council Member2015 — 2018
  12. ShellClimate Change Network Lead2011 — 2012London, United Kingdom
  13. ShellBulk Fuels Mediterranean Marketıng Manager2008 — 2010Milan and Istanbul
  14. ShellBusıness Analyst: Downstream Strategy - Capıtal Allocatıon and Economıcs2006 — 2008London, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Strategy1Business StrategyBusiness DevelopmentClimateCorporate GovernanceSocial EntrepreneurshipSocial ImpactImpact InvestingTeam ManagementRenewable EnergyCorporate Venture CapitalVenture Philanthropy
+9 moreTeam LeadershipClimate ChangeStart-up ConsultingStart-up VenturesBoard of DirectorsNew Business DevelopmentNew Market ExpansionTurnaround ExperienceBoard Development

From Meera's professional profile.

Colleagues at Shell Foundation

Adrian Shikuku
Business Development Adviser: Smallholder Farmer at Shell Foundation
Alex Gee
Head of Communications and Advocacy at Shell Foundation
Allan Ombungu
Business Development Director: Smallholder Farmer at Shell Foundation
Ama Bartimeus
Monitoring and Evaluation Manager at Shell Foundation
Amresh Sharma
Business Development Adviser: Transporter at Shell Foundation
Anshu Mandal
Business Development Director: Transporter and Micro-entrepreneur at Shell Foundation
Carl Jones
Managing Partner at WNT Ventures
Cederic Cremers
Trustee at Shell Foundation

Frequently asked questions

Who is Meera Shah?
Meera Shah heads the Smallholder Farmer Portfolio at Shell Foundation, a UK charity that deploys approximately $40 million annually to social enterprises, and serves on its Investment Committee. She has over 14 years of experience providing strategic and operational support to social enterprises in Africa and India focused on energy access and sustainable mobility, and has co-founded two enterprises. Shah also holds a board director role at Unmarkets and several board positions across the Shell Foundation portfolio.
Where does Meera Shah work?
Meera Shah is Head of Portfolio: Smallholder Farmer at Shell Foundation.
Where did Meera Shah go to school?
Meera Shah studied at London Business School (Accelerated Development Programme); University of Warwick (Economıcs, Polıtıcs and Internatıonal Studıes); Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Economıcs).

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