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Deena Shakir
Deena Shakir is an American venture capitalist. She has served in a number of senior management roles in American corporations. Early lifeShakir 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. CareerShakir 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 PositionsDeena Shakir serves on the board of Maven Clinic, SteadyMD, Alife Health, Shiru, Allstripes, adyn, and H1.[9] References
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