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Sumia Shaikh

Investor

Investor at Visible Hands · Head of Platform at New York Life Ventures

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Sumia Shaikh is Corporate Vice President and Head of Platform at New York Life Ventures, where she oversees communications, community, and operations for the company's corporate venture capital business. She brings nearly a decade of experience in venture capital, corporate innovation in pharmaceuticals, and strategy consulting, with prior roles including Director of Marketing, Brand, and Communications at Visible Hands, a VC firm supporting early-stage founders, and founding Chief of Staff and Investor at the same firm. Her background spans partnership development, community engagement, program management, and corporate innovation initiatives across the Boston and New York City innovation ecosystems, with particular focus on digital health and family caregiving sectors.

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Experience

  1. New York Life Insurance CompanyCorporate Vice President, Head of Platformcurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Sew Me a StrategyStrategy and Marketing Consulting2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  3. Visible HandsMarketing Director2022 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. Visible HandsChief Of Staff & Investor2021 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Visible HandsAdvisor, Ecosystem & Platform2020 — 2021
  6. VIVALDI_Strategy Consultant2020Greater New York City Area
  7. Vertex PharmaceuticalsVertex Innovation and External Research Manager2017 — 2019Boston, Massachusetts
  8. MassChallengePartnerships Development and Account Coordinator2015 — 2017Greater Boston Area

Education

  1. University of ConnecticutBachelors of Science, Allied Health Science (Public Health and Program Management Concentration)
  2. Universitas 21 Consortium: Study Abroad Internship with Social Entrepreneurship Corps in GuatemalaDevelopment Economics and International Development

Skills & more

OperationsSpecial EventsCommunity EngagementExecutive VisibilitySales EnablementPartnershipsGo-to-Market StrategyPartnership MarketingMarketing PartnershipsB2B Marketing StrategyStrategic Brand ConsultingMessaging
+12 moreBrand ArchitectureCorporate CommunicationsCrisis CommunicationsBrand DevelopmentSocial Media MarketingIntegrated MarketingInternal/External ConsultingManagement ConsultingDiversityDesign ThinkingPublic SpeakingTeamwork

Languages English · French · Urdu

From Sumia's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Connecticut57

Vinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAmy ErrettInvestor at True VenturesKevin C. WangPrincipal at .406 VenturesRay UpdykeSVP, Finance, Operations at Alpaca VCGenene MorrisEditorial Director at Red Cell IncubationJinlin WangPartner at Foothill Ventures

+ 51 more

Shared employers

Also worked at New York Life Insurance Company25

Ryan FrisbiePartner at VIEWPOINT VENTURESDavid CastellaniOperating Partner at Brewer Lane VenturesJohn KimFounder & Managing Partner at Brewer Lane VenturesKhandker AhamedDirector, Innovation Services at New York Life VenturesJoel AlbarellaSVP, Head of NYL Ventures at New York Life VenturesMadison CuthbertsonSenior Associate, Investments at New York Life Ventures

+ 19 more

Also worked at Visible Hands17

Devin NashVice President, Brand & Experience at Underscore VCAlex RoetterGeneral Partner at Moxxie VenturesJohn HarthorneBoard Member at MassChallenge MexicoRachel PowlenOperations Associate at Aligned Climate CapitalDaniel AcheampongGeneral Partner at Visible HandsJustin KangCo-Founder and General Partner at Visible Hands

+ 11 more

Also worked at VIVALDI_1

Melissa BeightInvestor at Altai Ventures

Also worked at Vertex Pharmaceuticals19

Bruce SachsInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Jesper GromadaInvestor at Third Rock VenturesStephen ChambersGeneral Partner at SOSVAlexandra CantleyManaging Partner at Polaris PartnersShwen GweeDigital Pharma Advisor at Excelerate Health VenturesMegInvestor at Sanofi Ventures

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Colleagues at Visible Hands

Adam Gibbs
Co-founder of The Shade Store at Visible Hands
Ananth Kasturiraman
Sr. Director, Global Product Commercialization at Indeed.com at Visible Hands
Cate Costa
Vice President at JPMorgan Chase & Co. at Visible Hands
Daniel Acheampong
General Partner at Visible Hands
Darrel Frater
Associate at Visible Hands
Desiree Wrigley
Executive Director of TechRise by P33 Chicago at Visible Hands
Greg Gottesman
Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs (Co-Chair) at Visible Hands
Jackie Byun
Associate at Visible Hands