About
Shuja Keen is Founder and Chairman of Operator Labs, an AI-native company builder focused on regulated industries. He previously spent two decades at The Resource Group structuring complex transactions and managing businesses across multiple continents, overseeing three IPOs, two take-privates, and 25 acquisitions. Keen serves as a director of ibex (NASDAQ: IBEX) and holds leadership roles in several education and diversity initiatives, including co-chairing the Investment Committee of Mentors Fund and founding the MIT AI Conference.
Experience
- Operator LabsFounder & Chairmancurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- StealthCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
- IBEXBoard Director NASDAQ: IBEXcurrent2017 — presentWashington, DC
- TRG - The Resource GroupManaging Directorcurrent2003 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Brighton Park CapitalMember, Tech Advisory Boardcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Mentors FundFounding Partner & Investment Committeecurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Seven Eight Six 7️⃣8️⃣6️⃣Founding Partnercurrent2022 — present
- AfinitiInvestorcurrent2015 — presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
- e-TeleQuote Insurance Inc.Investor2011 — 2021Clearwater/Tampa, FL
- HauteDecorDirector of Corporate Strategy1999 — 2003
- Morgan StanleyAnalyst1998 — 1999
- Salomon Smith BarneyAnalyst1997
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- MIT Sloan School of Management
Skills & more
Mergers & Acquisitions32Artificial Intelligence (AI)Corporate GovernanceBoard of DirectorsDeal StructuringVenture CapitalPrivate Equity24Business Strategy99Strategy46Management63Marketing39Entrepreneurship43
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Start-upsNegotiationAnalyticsBusiness DevelopmentNew Business DevelopmentFrom Shuja's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda
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Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management410
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor
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Shared employers
Also worked at IBEX4
Also worked at TRG - The Resource Group5
Patrick McGinnisIC Member at Salkantay VenturesHasnain AslamChief Investment Officer at The Resource GroupNadeem ElahiManaging Director at The Resource GroupSalman WajidChief of Process Outsourcing at Systems LimitedAbdul QadirChief Financial Officer, NGIF Capital and NGIF Accelerator at NGIF Capital
Also worked at Mentors Fund1
Also worked at Afiniti7
Archie SoamesCo-Founder & Head of Business Development at Renown Capital PartnersMichel TaridePartner at Next Gear VenturesDustin ZhangPartner at Chaos VenturesMohammad KhaishgiChief Executive Officer at The Resource GroupHasnain AslamChief Investment Officer at The Resource GroupPat CostelloMD & General Counsel at The Resource Group
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