Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani’s daughter Isha Ambani’s first job was not at Reliance but at…, she worked as a…

Isha Ambani now works in the Reliance Industries retail sector. But did you know that the starting point of her career professionally was not from her family’s business.

Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani’s daughter Isha Ambani comes from a business lineage. The prowess and business acumen runs in her bloodlines. Father like daughter, Isha spearheads several ventures in the Reliance Group. She is the Non-Executive Director in the group and actively works towards art and cultural initiatives. Establishing herself in the retail sector, she heads the newly launched Tira Beauty under Reliance Retail. She is a key player in business and hold a strong leadership vision. But did you know that Reliance was not her first job?

Isha Ambani’s Education

Where we begin leaves lasting impact and molds our perception, comprehension of the desired industry as well. For the Ambani heiress, Isha Ambani completed her schooling from Dhirubhai Ambani International School. Later, she attended Yale University in the U.S., earning a double major in Psychology and South Asian Studies in 2013. She then completed an MBA from Stanford University in 2018.

It was during her journey at Yale that she comprehended the foundation of business furnishing her with a worldview perspective of the same.

Isha Ambani Began Her Career With This Company

After completion of her graduation course, as a strategic decision, she commenced her professional life in the world of business. Not Reliance Group, but the daughter of Asia’s richest man started working for McKinsey & Company in 2014 as a business analyst. It is here when she learned and harnessed her skills of leadership, farsightedness, etc.

Fun fact: The Piramals, Isha Ambani’s in-laws, are also connected with McKinsey. Wonder how? It is not an uncommon prates for scions of big families to gain experience at other companies or projects before easing into family busines. Like Isha Ambani, Nandani Piramal, daughter of Swati and Ajay Piramal also worked for the same firms as a business analyst.

Isha Ambani married Anand Pirmal, son of the Ajay and Swat Piramal.

For children of business families, working in external companies helps gain and add value to their perspectives better,  The Economic Times quoted P Thiruvengadam, senior director, Deloitte India. “Many promoters tell us that their children pick up the dynamics of how an organisation works far better in external companies.”

Isha Ambani often makes headlines for her philanthropic and business ventures. Like her mother, she is not just reduced to being a businesswoman. She carries a sense of sartorial sense of style and and has an eye for exquisite craftsmanship in fashion.