Deena Shakir
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 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. From 2012 to 2017, she served in a senior management role at  Google.org (the division of Google responsible for charitable work). From 2017 to 2019, she was a Partner by GV. , she is serving as a partner at Lux Capital. 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. 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.