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American venture capitalist
Deena Shakir
Shakir (2022)
Born (1985-10-20) 20 October 1985 (age 39)
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
Georgetown School of Foreign Service (MA)
OccupationVenture Capitalist
Known forVenture capital
SpouseMehdi Alhassani
Children3
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. She graduated with a BA in Social Studies from Harvard University and a master's degree in foreign service from Georgetown University.

Career

Shakir 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. From 2012 to 2017, she served as a manager at Google.org (the division of Google responsible for charitable work). From 2017 to 2019, she was a Partner by GV. She is a contributing columnist at Forbes magazine.

Since 2014, she has been an angel investor for numerous start ups. As of 2019, she is serving as a partner at Lux Capital. 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. She spoke at the Fortune magazine Most Powerful Women Summit.

Board Positions

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

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. 25 June 2020. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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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