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Shara Cohen

President and CEO at Carallel

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Anthony LinunlockedShara: together at University of California, Berkeley (1993–1996)
×8Shara: together at University of California, Berkeley
×3Shara: together at Fordham University School of Law

President and CEO at Carallel

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Carallel's investors · 6

BlueCross BlueShield Venture PartnersChicago · since 2025Cartmell VenturesAustinCREATE HEALTH VENTURESAustin · since 2022FCA Venture PartnersNashville · $500K – $10M checks · since 2022Gratitude RailroadPark City · since 2022LOUD CapitalColumbus · since 2022

Experience

  1. CarallelChief Executive Officercurrent2021 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  2. Chicago Training Center (CTC)Board Membercurrent2014 — present
  3. Wolters Kluwer HealthVice President Customer Experience2016 — 2021Chicago
  4. Emmi SolutionsSenior Vice President, Client Experience2010 — 2016Chicago, IL
  5. Advanced Practice StrategiesVP, Business Development2008 — 2009
  6. ELM ExchangeCEO2001 — 2008
  7. The M-LineBrand Strategist2000 — 2001
  8. MicrosoftAdvertising Manager1999 — 2000
  9. LinkExchangeMarketing Coordinator1998 — 1999
  10. Oakland AthleticsMarketing & Special Events Coordinator1996 — 1998

Skills & more

Marketing Strategy29Sales10Leadership41Healthcare15Strategic Planning12Start-ups7Marketing16Business Development21New Business Development4Business Strategy3Negotiation2Team Building2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Shara Cohen?
President and CEO at Carallel
Where does Shara Cohen work?
Shara Cohen is President and CEO at Carallel.
Where did Shara Cohen go to school?
Shara Cohen studied at Fordham University School of Law (JD); University of California, Berkeley (BA, History).

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Michelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesBruce TaraginManaging Director at Blumberg CapitalJohn HornbostelCounsel at Medical Excellence CapitalMario KranjacSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsDavid GoldbergBoard Partner at Alpaca VCJosh RiezmanChief Legal & Strategy Officer at GSR

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of SkydioTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystScott DavisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Shared employers

Also worked at Carallel3

Emma CartmellFounding Partner at Cartmell VenturesLeigh Ann RugglesCo-Founder & Chief Growth Officer at Ethicos HealthJohn ReganExecutive Officer, Director at Novian Health

Also worked at Emmi Solutions1

Aaron DavisExecutive Officer at Primus Capital

Also worked at Advanced Practice Strategies2

Tim DarlingCo-founder & President, Laudio Insights at LaudioDoug ReddingExecutive Officer at Knowledge to Practice

Also worked at Microsoft2,000

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic

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