Failures are a stepping stone to success. Namita is not discouraged by failures, instead, she picks herself up and moves on, learning new lessons from those failures. She is a well-known shark in the ‘Shark Tank India’, a prominent business programme. She influences many young people and women through the platform.
Namita Thapar is a successful businesswoman, entrepreneur, expert advisor, investor, and director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals.
From The Family Of Entrepreneurs
Namita Thapar was born on March 21, 1977, into a business family in Pune, Maharashtra. Her father, Mr Sathish Mehta, is the founder of Emcure Pharmaceuticals. Namita is married to Mr Vikas Thapar, a businessman, and the couple has two sons, Vir Thapar and Jai Thapar.
Educational Background
Namita Thapar attended schooling in Pune, Maharashtra, and afterwards graduated in commerce from Savitribai Phule University. She also earned a degree in chartered accounting from The Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of India. Later, Namita Thapar completed her MBA at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
Career
She received an offer to work as the finance lead at Guidant Corporation, an American manufacturer of medical devices, after earning her MBA. After six years, she returned to India and began working as CFO at Emcure. She currently serves as Emcure Pharmaceuticals’ Executive Director.
Incredible Ventures Ltd.
She is the CEO of Incredible, a company promoting entrepreneurship skills among kids between 11 and 18. They conduct classes in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Pune, and Chennai.
Chat Show
‘Uncondition Yourself with Namita’ is a distinctive YouTube chat show about women’s health that she started during the Covid pandemic to dispel taboos and stigmas around women’s health.
Honours
Namita Thapar has won several notable honours, including The Economic Times 40 Under 40 Award, Barclays Hurun Next Gen Leader Recognition, Economic Times 2017 Women Ahead List and World Women’s Leadership Congress Super Achiever Award.
Thapar collaborates on initiatives like the Champions of Change Programme, Digital Health Task Force and the Women Entrepreneurship Platform at NITI Aayog. She serves on the regional advisory board of the India Fuqua School of Business, the Mumbai Board of Trustees, and the Young Presidents Organisation.
Public Speaker
Namita excels in speaking in front of crowds. She has given seminars at the Harvard Business School, FICCI, and IIM Ahmedabad.
Shark Tank Season 2
Namita Thapar is one of the sharks of the popular reality show ‘Shark Tank Season 2’, on Sony LIV and Sony Entertainment Television. It displays entrepreneurs pitching their ideas to sharks or investors, who decide whether to support their enterprise.
The Dolphin and the Shark
Namita Thapar’s book, titled “The Dolphin and the Shark,” narrates her experiences in the realm of entrepreneurship. The book emphasises the need for modern leaders to achieve a balance between being forceful and compassionate.
Namita coordinates the entire Emcure operation in India, which consists of 4000 medical representatives, and works with several production facilities. Her commitment to community service sets her apart from other accomplished professionals in her area. As a responsible citizen, Namita is responsible for supporting new and ambitious entrepreneurial efforts. She is committed to women’s health issues and uses social media to spread her opinions and convictions.