Amit Shah, Chief Operating Officer, Virta Health

In this episode of The Think Factory’s Workplace Podcast, host Alka Bahal chats with Amit Shah, COO of Virta Health, about the company’s bold mission to reverse diabetes and obesity for one billion people. Amit shares how Virta tackles the root cause—poor nutrition—through continuous remote care that uses real-time biomarker tracking, lifestyle coaching, and medication deprescription.

By helping patients make sustainable changes and reduce reliance on drugs like GLP-1s, Virta is reshaping what effective, scalable health care looks like. Amit also dives into leadership lessons from scaling high-growth organizations, stressing the importance of patient-centered care and building systems for continuous improvement.

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