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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Community members donate special gifts for families spending the holidays in the Seattle Children's Hospital.
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Are you pioneering a neighborhood-level project so awesome that you think it should happen everywhere? We're looking for five community ...
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The recent Al Smith Charity Dinner received wide media coverage due to the comedic speeches by the Presidential candidates. The Al Smith Ch...
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The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is a joint venture between the American Heart Association and Clinton Foundation with a mission to...
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Does charity 'do good' or is it just a symptomatic fix? Produced by Elliot Stevens, Joshua Armstrong, Nothando Mtumwazi, Tom Wolfe ...
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Livestrong has raise half a billion dollars over 15 years to support people fighting cancer. Cancer takes one American every minute. There...
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Charity Home Page: http://water.org/ Where I started my fundraiser: http://give.water.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Diegonacho30 F...
