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Shereef Elnahal

Investor

Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures

Portland, Oregon, United States

About

Shereef Elnahal is a physician who served as U.S. Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health in the Biden Administration, where he oversaw the Veterans Health Administration's implementation of the PACT Act and a large workforce expansion. He was previously President and CEO of University Hospital in Newark, NJ (2019–2022) and served as New Jersey's 21st Health Commissioner. He holds an M.D. from Harvard Medical School and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

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Experience

  1. Oregon Health & Science UniversityPresidentcurrent2025 — presentPortland, Oregon, United States
  2. Thrive CapitalExecutive Health Advisor2025Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  3. U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsUnder Secretary for Health2022 — 2025
  4. University HospitalPresident and CEO2019 — 2022Newark, New Jersey
  5. Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClinical Associate Professor2019 — 2022Newark, New Jersey
  6. NJ Department of HealthCommissioner of Health2018 — 2019Trenton, New Jersey
  7. Georgetown UniversityAdjunct Assistant Professor2017 — 2019Washington D.C. Metro Area
  8. U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsAssistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Quality, Safety, and Value2016 — 2018Washington D.C. Metro Area
  9. U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsDirector, Diffusion of Excellence Initiative2015 — 2016Washington, District Of Columbia
  10. The White HouseWhite House Fellow2015 — 2016Washington D.C. Metro Area
  11. Johns Hopkins HospitalResident Physician in Radiation Oncology2013 — 2016Baltimore, MD
  12. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 88th Medical GroupOperations management consultant2014 — 2015Dayton, Ohio Area
  13. Brigham and Women's HospitalResident Physician2012 — 2013Boston, MA
  14. Close ConcernsSummer Associate2011San Francisco Bay Area
  15. Dana Farber Cancer InstituteAide to the Chief Executive Officer2011Greater Boston Area
  16. The Brookings InstitutionResearch Analyst2008Washington D.C. Metro Area

Education

  1. Harvard Medical SchoolDoctor of Medicine - MD, Medicine2007 — 2012
  2. Harvard Business SchoolMBA, Operations Management2010 — 2012
  3. The Johns Hopkins UniversityBachelor's in Biophysics, Biophysics2003 — 2007

Skills & more

Strategy99Biotechnology85Management33Program Management21Healthcare99Clinical Research38Research23Public Health37Medicine35Data Analysis35Business Strategy15Hospitals31
+9 moreManagement ConsultingOperations ManagementCancerDiabetesGovernmentHealthcare ManagementPolicyProject ManagementMedical Devices

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Same school

Also attended Harvard Medical School113

Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ben RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)David ReshefInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Krishna YeshwantInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Morgan CheathamPartner and Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Breyer Capital

+ 107 more

Also attended Harvard Business School1,777

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,771 more

Also attended The Johns Hopkins University196

Wes NicholsPartner at March Capital PartnersDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesCaitlinChief of Staff at Hummingbird VenturesJun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla VenturesElena VibochManaging Director at General Catalyst

+ 190 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Oregon Health & Science University7

Jessica A. Zeaske, PhD, MBAManaging Partner, Strategic Investment at Echo Health VenturesKristen WongVenture Partner at Altitude Ventures Management, LlcBrian MillsVice President at Pivotal Life SciencesBen NahirPartner at Elevate CapitalAlex AmenAdvisor at PsyMed VenturesLindsey BrownSenior Associate at Echo Health Ventures

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Also worked at Thrive Capital23

Addison MarshVP, Finance & Operations at BBG VenturesJackie KahnPartner, Marketing at Oak HC/FTAriana PoursartipVenture Partner at AtlanticoKareem ZakiPartner at Thrive CapitalJared WeinsteinPartner at Thrive CapitalAndrei KozyrevPartner at Abstract

+ 17 more

Also worked at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs17

Hubert ZajicekCEO and Co-founder of Health WildcattersDr. Sachin JainPresident and CEO at Team8Dhiren PatelDigital Pharma Advisor at Excelerate Health VenturesJennifer MalinAdvisor at Oncology VenturesLeo MackaySenior Vice President, Ethics and Enterprise Assurance at Lockheed Martin VenturesSachin JainObvious Champion at Obvious Ventures

+ 11 more

Also worked at The White House42

Steve CaseChairman & CEO of Revolution; co-founder of AOLNekeshia WoodsManaging Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalPhil VenablesVenture Partner at Ballistic VenturesBarr YaronPartner at Amplify PartnersEmily FritzePartner at The Westly GroupRohini KosogluVenture Partner at Fusion

+ 36 more

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Andrew Beebe
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