Shamsah Virani is the Director, Resource Development and Communications.

Shamsah is a seasoned Executive with over 25 years of Marketing, Sales and Communications experience, primarily in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. She worked for leading organizations, Merck, Roche and Otsuka, in London, Toronto and New York. Prior to joining the Foundation, Shamsah spent 7 years with the Aga Khan University Hospitals and Healthcare, in Karachi, to establish high functioning Marketing, Communications & Patient Access departments.

Shamsah has had a long-standing commitment to voluntary service with the Ismaili Jamati institutions in leadership roles for Youth & Sports, Women’s Development, Social Welfare, Volunteer Management, Economic Planning, Rays of Light Exhibition and now with Global Encounters.

Shamsah acquired a Bachelor’s with Honors in Science from Leeds University followed by a Master’s in Science from King’s College.

Since she can remember, Shamsah has been passionate about serving the communities within which she has lived and worked, guided by the philosophy – “Success in life is measured not only by what you have achieved, but also by what you help others achieve.”