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.
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