Deena Shakir

Deena Shakir is a General Partner at Lux Capital, her investments span stages and sectors and include women's health, digital health infrastructure, health equity, food tech, and fintech. Above all, she seeks out extraordinary, often underdog, founders on a mission. Before Lux, Deena was a Partner at  Google Ventures, led product partnerships at Google for health, search, and AI/ML, and directed social impact investments at Google.org. 

Deena also served as a Presidential Management Fellow at The U.S. Department of State under Secretary Clinton, where she helped launch President Obama’s first Global Entrepreneurship Summit. Deena is a frequent speaker and commentator and has been featured on television on Bloomberg, CNBC, and NBC