Deena Shakir is an American venture capitalist. She has served in a number of senior management roles in American corporations.
Deena Shakir | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Shakir (2022) | |
| Born | 20 October 1985 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) Georgetown School of Foreign Service (MA) |
| Occupation | Venture Capitalist |
| Known for | Venture capital |
| Spouse | Mehdi Alhassani |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | https://deenashakir.com/ |
Early life
editShakir was born to Iraqi immigrants, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1][2] She graduated with a BA in Social Studies from Harvard University and a master's degree in foreign service from Georgetown University.
Career
editShakir had a career as a journalist, where she worked at Al-Arabiya. She has also served briefly in a fellowship and entry-level position at the Aspen Institute and USAID. [3] From 2012 to 2017, she served as a manager at Google.org (the division of Google responsible for charitable work).[4] From 2017 to 2019, she was a Partner by GV.[citation needed] She is a contributing columnist at Forbes magazine.
Since 2014, she has been an angel investor for numerous start ups. As of 2019[update], she is serving as a partner at Lux Capital.[5] She was named one of the 'Nine Women Shaping Venture Capital’s Today' by Wall Street Journal and as one of the '30 Leaders Under 40 in Healthcare' by Business Insider.[6][7] She spoke at the Fortune magazine Most Powerful Women Summit.[8]
Board Positions
editDeena Shakir serves on the board of Maven Clinic, SteadyMD, Alife Health, Shiru, Allstripes, adyn, and H1.[9]
References
edit- ^ "In the Ever-Evolving Bay Area, These Six Women Lead by Example". Golden State. 2020-01-21. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "10 Inspiring Arab-American Leaders To Watch In 2017". HuffPost. 2017-08-16. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ^ "User Profile". AGLN - Aspen Global Leadership Network. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ Shakir, Deena. "Operators Are The New 'It' VCs: 10 Lessons On Making The Transition". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ "Partners at Sequoia, GGV, General Catalyst and Greylock join Valence's VC initiative for Black founders". TechCrunch. 25 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "Nine Women Shaping Venture Capital's Today and Tomorrow". Wall Street Journal. 2021-10-08. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ^ Livingston, Allison DeAngelis, Andrew Dunn, Blake Dodge, Jade Khatib, Megan Hernbroth, Mohana Ravindranath, Shelby. "Meet the 30 young leaders forging a new future for the healthcare industry in 2021". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "When it comes to impactful innovation, putting the right team in place is key". Fortune. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ^ "Deena Shakir – Lux Capital". Retrieved 2021-12-13.