Deena Shakir

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Deena Shakir
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Born (1985-10-20) 20 October 1985 (age 36)
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
Georgetown School of Foreign Service (MA)
OccupationVenture Capitalist
Known forVenture capital
Spouse(s)Mehdi Alhassani
Children2
Websitehttps://deenashakir.com/

Deena Shakir is an American venture capitalist. She has served in a number of senior management roles in American corporations.

Early life[]

Shakir was born to Iraqi immigrants, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1][2] She studied the arts and social studies at Harvard University and later graduated with a master's degree at Georgetown University.

Career[]

Shakir had a brief career as a journalist, where she worked at Al-Arabiya. She has also served in advisory roles at the Aspen Institute and USAID. [3] From 2012 to 2017, she served in a senior management role at Google.org (the division of Google responsible for charitable work).[4] From 2017 to 2019, she was a Partner by GV.[citation needed]

As of 2019, she is serving as a partner at Lux Capital.[5] She was named a 'Top Woman in Venture Capital' by Wall Street Journal and as one of the 'Top Leaders in Healthcare' by Business Insider.[6][7] She spoke at the Fortune magazine Most Powerful Women Summit.[8]

Board Positions[]

Deena Shakir serves on the board of Maven Clinic, SteadyMD, Alife Health, Shiru, Allstripes, adyn, and H1.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "User Profile". AGLN - Aspen Global Leadership Network. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  4. ^ Shakir, Deena. "Operators Are The New 'It' VCs: 10 Lessons On Making The Transition". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  5. ^ "Partners at Sequoia, GGV, General Catalyst and Greylock join Valence's VC initiative for Black founders". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  6. ^ "Nine Women Shaping Venture Capital's Today and Tomorrow". Wall Street Journal. 2021-10-08. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "When it comes to impactful innovation, putting the right team in place is key". Fortune. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  9. ^ "Deena Shakir – Lux Capital". Retrieved 2021-12-13.
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