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.
Experience
- New York Life Insurance CompanyCorporate Vice President, Head of Platformcurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Sew Me a StrategyStrategy and Marketing Consulting2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- Visible HandsMarketing Director2022 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- Visible HandsChief Of Staff & Investor2021 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- Visible HandsAdvisor, Ecosystem & Platform2020 — 2021
- VIVALDI_Strategy Consultant2020Greater New York City Area
- Vertex PharmaceuticalsVertex Innovation and External Research Manager2017 — 2019Boston, Massachusetts
- MassChallengePartnerships Development and Account Coordinator2015 — 2017Greater Boston Area
Skills & more
OperationsSpecial EventsCommunity EngagementExecutive VisibilitySales EnablementPartnershipsGo-to-Market StrategyPartnership MarketingMarketing PartnershipsB2B Marketing StrategyStrategic Brand ConsultingMessaging
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Brand ArchitectureCorporate CommunicationsCrisis CommunicationsBrand DevelopmentSocial Media MarketingIntegrated MarketingInternal/External ConsultingManagement ConsultingDiversityDesign ThinkingPublic SpeakingTeamworkLanguages English · French · Urdu
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Colleagues at New York Life Ventures
Alan Day
Senior Associate, Investments at New York Life Ventures
Brian Gloede
Head of Business Development and Startup Partnerships at New York Life Ventures
Caitlin Herling
Director, Business Development at New York Life Ventures
Elizabeth Yenko
Head of Innovation Services at New York Life Ventures
Emma Flaherty
Senior Associate, Business Development at New York Life Ventures
Helen Sohn
Director, Business Development at New York Life Ventures
Joel Albarella
SVP, Head of NYL Ventures at New York Life Ventures
John Masson
Director, Investments at New York Life Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sumia Shaikh?
- 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.
- Where does Sumia Shaikh work?
- Sumia Shaikh is Head of Platform at New York Life Ventures.
- Where did Sumia Shaikh go to school?
- Sumia Shaikh studied at University of Connecticut (Bachelors of Science, Allied Health Science (Public Health and Program Management Concentration)); Universitas 21 Consortium: Study Abroad Internship with Social Entrepreneurship Corps in Guatemala (Development Economics and International Development).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Visible Hands17
Caroline FayThe Extra Group at Mucker CapitalJohn HarthorneFounder & Managing Director at Two Lanterns Venture PartnersDevin NashVice President, Brand & Experience at Underscore VCAlex RoetterGeneral Partner at Moxxie VenturesNancy TorresSenior Vice President of Value Creation at Open Opportunity FundRachel PowlenOperations Associate at Aligned Climate Capital
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Also worked at VIVALDI_1
Also worked at Vertex Pharmaceuticals21
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Also worked at MassChallenge73
Dave BiscegliaVenture Partner at Founder CollectiveCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way VenturesSarah RomankoAssociate at Geek VenturesAndreaIR at NAPJohn HarthorneFounder & Managing Director at Two Lanterns Venture Partners
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