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Kayj Shannon

Co-Founder & VP of Corp Dev / Operations at Zafrens

Kayj Shannon has a diverse work experience in various roles and companies. In 2014, they worked as an Independent Researcher at Princeton University. From 2015 to 2017, they worked at Datamonitor Healthcare, starting as an Analyst and progressing to the role of Senior Analyst. In 2017, they joined Amgen as a Senior Associate Strategy, Corporate Development, and later became a Strategy Manager. In 2020, they worked as an Associate at Alix Ventures. Currently, they are the Co-Founder & VP of Corp Dev/Operations at Zafrens, a lifesciences products company specializing in cellular analysis and genetic code functionality.

Kayj Shannon has a Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology from Princeton University, which was earned between 2011 and 2015. They then pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, which was completed between 2020 and 2022. Additionally, Kayj obtained several certifications, including Finance Foundations, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Finance Foundations: Business Valuation from LinkedIn in 2017.

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  • Co-Founder & VP of Corp Dev / Operations

    December, 2021 - present