Zoya Khan

co-founder & ceo

2023

plan any event in 5 mins - an ai event management platform to help any team plan any event we help marketing, experience, and people operations teams generate all the logistics behind their event

building

2023

building a tool for corporate event planners

Angel Investor

2023

investments so far include: Substack, Orange, Stealth Women's health startup

CEO & Co-Founder

2022 - 2023

Accent is a B2B corporate gifting platform that celebrates people. We help you build personalized offline touchpoints by sending customized gifts for celebrations and swag events. »Built a community of 500 small business owners to create 20,000 swag boxes »Generated over $500K+ in revenue and partnered with Google, Duolingo, Alaska Air, Zoom, Microsoft, Disney, and more.

Venture Capital Analyst

2020 - 2022

Civilization Ventures is a Venture Capital firm focused on cutting-edge innovations in Health-Tech & Biology that address key opportunities in rapidly growing markets. »Built CV’s Fellowship Program, candidates ranged from PhDs to MDs and came from top schools including Stanford, Harvard, Yale, and Caltech, to drive community and education efforts in the venture ecosystem. »Hosted seminars and webinars to build relationships with portfolio companies and LPs »Led due diligence in key investment areas, including digital and mental health startups. » Developed an LP Portal system so our LPs could gather insight on IRR, Carrying Value, M&As/Exits, and Invested Capital data. »Drafted IMs and financial analysis on investment opportunities. Investments: Omada Health, Outpace Bio, Lemonaid Health, BilliontoOne, R-Zero, Excision Bio, Palamedrix, Catena, Wyndly, Glyphic, xCures, Axonis, mynurse.ai, and Your Choice Tx

Strategy & Business Development Manager

2019 - 2020

»Consulted for 40+ health-tech startups of which: 1 went public, 1 was acquired, 3 raised Series A rounds, 2 raised Series B rounds, & 17 were accepted into larger accelerator programs »Managed 120+ community of CEOs, VCs, and large healthcare executives to discuss issues »Directed new strategies for startups that integrated their technologies into 20+ hospitals, clinics, & patient groups »Analyzed 200+ pitch presentations to ensure teams presented accurate data to their partners »Built financial models for startups explaining their value propositions, costs, revenues, TAMs, SAMs, & SOMs, to VCs

Associate

2018 - 2019

Editor-In-Chief

2018 - 2020

»Trained a team of 4 to streamline and publish 1000+ articles that covered issues across the healthcare industry »Sold over $200K+ in sponsorship packages for corporate partners including Bayer, Livongo, and OneDrop »Launched THCB’s podcast that featured leading economists, patient activists, policymakers, and industry experts »Collaborated with senior healthcare executives from Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, Jefferson, etc. to publish content »Rebranded THCB and increased engagement by 5X to 100K+ followers through 3 different content programs

Digital Content Manager

2018 - 2019

Healthcare Analyst

2017 - 2018

»Developing a Biosensor Remote Monitoring platform for labor workers in the UAE for the Expo2020 grant »Connecting US institutions with medical facilities in the UAE to Learning Management Systems (LMS) and Telemedicine platforms »Drafting proposals for the insurance company DAMAN to allow coverage for remote monitoring of patients »Drafting write-ups and presentations to track Ver2's progression and performance for the Expo2020 grant »Creating film and media projects that are shown at conferences and events sponsored by Ver2

President & Executive Board Member of Model Arab League

2013 - 2017

»Named Outstanding Delegate for 3 consecutive years »Trained 20+ members in the art of formal debate to compete in collegiate Regional and National level competitions »Team placed 1st in Regionals conference for a consecutive three years »Spearheaded the first high school MAL symposium at Northwestern University »Led multiple discussions on political and social issues in the Middle East »Organized and hosted diversity, cultural and community events on campus showcasing various forms of art and culture

Student Consultant at Main Library

2016 - 2017

» Provide technical assistance to public at the Library’s Information Commons » Provided technical instructions to the public on available online publications and computer databases » Provided technology and maintenance support including PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Photoshop

Patient Services Intern

2015 - 2015

» Worked with patients and families to assist in the coordination of their care with healthcare providers » Participated in care management programs to improve healthcare experiences for chronically ill children » Attended daily rounds with pediatrician, Dr. Alya Ahmad, to develop an understanding of the overall care management program and potential areas of improvement

Research Assistant

2014 - 2014

»Worked with Dr. Hassen Al-Amin’s team in validating the Schizophrenic Battery Test in Arabic »Analyzed data received from patients in the Qatari and Expatriate population »Assisted in inputting and analyzing data received from patients in the Qatari and Expatriate population »Wrote a literature review on comparing two different cognitive scale tests used in the UK and the US