Chris Shanahan is a principal at DFJ Growth focusing on hardware-software intersections and lifetech. He previously worked at Greenhill & Co. and held engineering roles at Boston Scientific and Johnson & Johnson.
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- Johnson & Johnson · research and development engineering
- Greenhill & Co. · analyst
- DFJ Growth · principalNow
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Who is Chris Shanahan?
Chris Shanahan is a principal at DFJ Growth focusing on hardware-software intersections and lifetech. He previously worked at Greenhill & Co. and held engineering roles at Boston Scientific and Johnson & Johnson.
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What did Chris Shanahan do before DFJ Growth?
research and development engineering at Johnson & Johnson; analyst at Greenhill & Co..
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