Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans 20th Anniversary Alumni Notes The following notes are included for each fellow who submitted an update and are organized by class year (1998 to 2017) and last name (A to Z). An index is included at the back of this collection for reference. 1998 Rajiv Doshi | Los Altos, CA |
[email protected] Director, India Program, Stanford Biodesign; Adjunct Professor, Stanford School of Medicine Since completing the Fellowship, Raj followed two career paths in parallel. First, Raj has taught medical technology innovation at Stanford in the medical, engineering, and business schools. He directs a collaboration between Stanford and the Government of India to promote medical technology innovation, training 32 fellows (all Indian nationals). Second, Raj has pursued a career in the healthcare industry, first as a venture capitalist and then as an entrepreneur, founding two companies. His most impactful inventions to date have been a disposable sleep apnea product (Provent) and a consumer snoring product (Theravent), which are both available globally. Raj currently runs Piper Biosciences, a startup focused on non-drug solutions to manage chronic diseases and serves as a Sr. Advisor to McKinsey. Nadine Duplessy Kearns | Washington, DC |
[email protected] District of Columbia Program Director, Meyer Foundation Nadine is well settled in Washington, DC, her husband’s hometown, where they are raising two boys (ages 10 and 14). Twenty years ago, when she was named a Fellow, she could not imagine how much the identity of being a first generation immigrant would shape all that she has done and how she continues to engage the world around her.