Shahram Hejazi helped establish Siemens' first corporate venture fund and has founded or directed more than two dozen startups, including currently serving as founder and CEO of Optimeos Life Sciences, while focusing his investing on research tools, devices, diagnostics, and digital health rather than traditional drug discovery. He also chairs the Philadelphia Pediatric Device Consortium at CHOP, a specialized role supporting pediatric medical device development that goes beyond typical board work for an investor.