Shaheen Wirk answers "How Are Your Personal Experiences Shaping Your Professional Aspirations?" The experience of losing a friend to cancer serves as a wake up call to Wirk to make sure he is doing meaningful work. He notes how reading a book reminds him "how seeming is believing" and the importance presence and confidence play in how you appear in the world and to others. Wirk shares how losing a friend to cancer has made him take stock of his life. Shaheen Wirk is a senior hedge fund analyst for Bridger Capital focused on pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device investment research and analysis. Wirk earned his BS in Biology and Joint MD / MBA degrees from Duke University. He co-founded the Dream Hope Believe Foundation / Brant Walton Memorial Fund to provide grants to children and young people who have lost parents to cancer.
Experience Community and Giving
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Charities, communities and businesses joined together to launch Giving Tuesday--an official day after Thanksgiving to raise awareness around...
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A charity basketball game and auction raised $4,500 for Special Olympics and J-VAC Industries in Jackson, Ohio Monday, January 21, 2013. Wri...
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Keen shoppers turn up at the Shelter charity shop in Stockbridge with the hope of getting their hands on some designer bargains.
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Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates talks with The Associated Press about progress on foreign aid and issues he believes are imp...
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The King family in Chilliwack has 10 children from one to twenty-one years old, with different disabilities and abilities. Some are adopted,...
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At the start of the Bad Boys Sound Clash last weekend Tony Matterhorn told the huge crowd that he will be revenging his Sting defeat and tha...
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Daniella Monet and the IMO girls give tips on how to give back during the Holiday season. Daniella donates toys and food to families in need...
