# Ian Shakil

> Ian Shakil is the cofounder and founding CEO of Augmedix and chief strategy officer at Commure. A Duke engineering graduate and Stanford MBA, he built Augmedix with Pelu Tran after encountering a Google Glass prototype in 2012. Commure acquired Augmedix in October 2024.

- **Role:** Chief Strategy Officer at Commure
- **Organizations:** Augmedix, Commure, Edwards Lifesciences, MC10, Intuitive Surgical
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BSE in Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Cofounded Augmedix in 2012., Led Augmedix as founding CEO and subsequently served as chairman, director and chief strategy officer., Continued into a strategy leadership role following the Commure acquisition.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Interned at electronic eyewear company PixelOptics.
- **2006-2010** — Worked at Edwards Lifesciences in engineering, operations and marketing.
- **2012** — Completed Stanford MBA; briefly worked at MC10; cofounded Augmedix with Pelu Tran.
- **2013-2018** — Served as CEO of the incorporated Augmedix business through October 2018.
- **2018-2020** — Served as board chairman from August 2018 to September 2020; became chief strategy officer in October 2018.
- **2024** — Augmedix acquisition closed October 2; joined Commure as chief strategy officer.

## Achievements

- Cofounded Augmedix in 2012.
- Led Augmedix as founding CEO and subsequently served as chairman, director and chief strategy officer.
- Continued into a strategy leadership role following the Commure acquisition.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Listed as Commure chief strategy officer in the SXSW London 2026 speaker program, with a June 4 session titled Dhaka to Deep Tech.
- **2026-03** — Interviewed by Matthew Holt about Commure and enterprise platform strategy.
- **2025-07** — Commure published his platform consolidation arguments from its May 2025 Nexus event.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishakil/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ianshakil

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Last updated: 2026-10-25