Dr Ruchi Dana is a qualified medical practitioner, who has transitioned successfully into a seasoned entrepreneur and Business Leader. Ruchi did her MD from AMU and her full-time MBA from Stanford University. Ruchi has been recognized by Forbes Middle East as the “Next Generation Business Leader, Arab World” for 3 consecutive years 2017, 2018 and 2019. She has also been recognized by Campden Wealth as the “Women to Watch” in September’18 issue, and was conferred with the Yuva Ratna Award, 2018. Ruchi has also been recognized as “Top 75 Family Business Leaders” 2019 by Campden Research (UK). Recently, Dr Ruchi was featured on the Forbes ME Top Power Businesswomen 2020, Forbes ME Top Healthcare Leader 2024. Since joining Dana Group, Ruchi has been instrumental in starting the Value-added Steel manufacturing division in 2008, Lubricants and Grease manufacturing division and also Retail and Real estate divisions for Dana Group in 2014. In 2023, Dr Ruchi was invited to speak at COP28, at the Metals, Mining Day to speak on Dana Steel’s Green and Industry 4.0 initiatives. Ruchi has also worked with Golden Seeds, an investment firm in New York and New Silk Route Growth Capital, a PE firm in Dubai, she has mainly focused on investments at both these firms. In the year 2008-2009, when the global recession struck UAE, Ruchi was instrumental in steering DANA Group amidst the rough economic climate and navigating through the crisis. Her strategic insights in "Value-Add" were instrumental in establishment of DANA group's Value Added Steel Product Manufacturing Verticals.