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Associates Class of 2022 announced

NOTE: This article was written when Duke Capital Partners was named the Duke Angel Network.

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Duke Angel Network (DAN) is proud to present our 2022 Associate Class!

The DAN Associate Program brings together some of the University’s brightest minds from graduate schools across Duke University — including the Duke University School of MedicineDuke University – The Fuqua School of BusinessDuke University Pratt School of EngineeringDuke University School of LawDuke University Health SystemDuke University Graduate School, and more.

DAN Associates are given the opportunity to learn about #venturecapital by participating in every aspect of the #investment process, including deal sourcing, screening, and diligence. They also receive training on topics relevant to venture capital like term sheets and cap tables. Associates complete our program with experience that would be difficult to obtain anywhere else in graduate school.

Lead Law Associate:
Cameron Irwin

Lead Medical Associate:
Austin X. Dixon, M.D., M.B.A.

Lead PhD Associates:
Daniel (Jie) Luo
Daniel Shapiro

Lead MBA Associates:
Syed Shayon Saleh
Willa Townsend

Associates:
Faisal Anees
Emily Berntsen
Muath Bishawi, MD, PhD
Audrey López Bolívar
Damon Burrow
Thomas Cheng
Konstantinos Economopoulos MD, PhD, MEng
Ayana Ferguson, M.S.
Karan Khurana
Meghana Konanur, M.D. (she/her)
Jonathan Kusner
Casey Lessard
Jia Lu
Arnoldo Matheus
Yunxin Ouyang
Leland Pung
V. Cary Ritter
Roselyn Roark
Paul Schiano
Matthew Shang
Vivek Venkatraghvan
Blair Willette

Associates are with us for two years but some stay longer, and our Associate Alumni are a part of the DAN family for life. We will periodically share Associate spotlights on our LinkedIn page to highlight different perspectives on why Associates chose to join DAN and what they’ve gotten out of the experience.