Deena Shakir

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

Deena Shakir
Shakir (2022)
Born (1985-10-20) 20 October 1985
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
Georgetown School of Foreign Service (MA)
OccupationVenture Capitalist
Known forVenture capital
SpouseMehdi Alhassani
Children2
Websitehttps://deenashakir.com/

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 in foreign service at 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. [3] From 2012 to 2017, she served in middle management roles at Google.org (the division of Google responsible for charitable work).[4] 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.[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. 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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