Deena Shakir

Photograph by Anastasia Blackman

About The Author

Deena Shakir is a general partner at Lux Capital and a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business internationally known for her groundbreaking investments in women’s health and health equity. She is a graduate of Harvard and Georgetown and previously held leadership roles at Google and the US Department of State. Deena lives in the Bay Area with her husband and three young children. Leena Mo, CEO is her first picture book.

Books by Deena Shakir

Leena Mo, CEO
By Deena Shakir
Illustrated by Nez Riaz
“A gorgeous story that…every girl can see herself in…will inspire young readers in your life to dream big.” —Chelsea Clinton, advocate and author of the She Persisted series

When a young girl invents something to help her with snow shoveling, she piques the interest of her neigh...
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