About
Amy Cayne Schwartz is a Co-Founder of Pearl Bio, Inc., where she serves as Chief Operating Officer, Chief Business Officer, and General Counsel, overseeing operations, business development, strategy, and legal matters. She began her career practicing corporate law on Wall Street and later served as President and General Counsel of Genome Project-write, an international non-profit focused on large-scale genome synthesis, where she managed legal affairs, ran nine working groups, and established an industrial advisory board. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Political Science, and Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from Fordham School of Law, and additionally studied at the London School of Economics and completed a Certification in Biomanufacturing at MIT.
Co-Founder, COO & CBO at Pearl Bio
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Co-founders at Pearl Bio
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Farren IsaacsCo-Founder and Science Advisor
MJ
Michael JewettCo-Founder and Science Advisor
Experience
- Pearl BioCo-Founder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Business Officer & GCcurrent2021 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Pearl BioGeneral Counsel, Vice President, Head of Operations and Business Development2021 — 2022
- The Center of Excellence for Engineering BiologyPresident, Co-Executive Director, General Counsel of Genome Project-writecurrent2019 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- The Center of Excellence for Engineering BiologyGenome Project-write2016 — 2019Nyack, New York, United States
- CymbaXVenture Partnercurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Nancy J Kelley + AssociatesAssociate2016 — 2019
- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLPLegal Associate2004 — 2005
- Nixon Peabody LLPAssociate Attorney Law2002 — 2004New York, New York, United States
Skills & more
Public SpeakingManagement1Leadership1Team Leadership1Venture Financing10Start-up Ventures9New Venture Development4Biotechnology2New Business Development1Intellectual Property Strategy1Intellectual Property ManagementStrategic Negotiations1
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Deal DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentCorporate GovernanceBioethics- Principles of Biomanufacturing — Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amy Cayne Schwartz?
- Amy Cayne Schwartz is a Co-Founder of Pearl Bio, Inc., where she serves as Chief Operating Officer, Chief Business Officer, and General Counsel, overseeing operations, business development, strategy, and legal matters. She began her career practicing corporate law on Wall Street and later served as President and General Counsel of Genome Project-write, an international non-profit focused on large-scale genome synthesis, where she managed legal affairs, ran nine working groups, and established an industrial advisory board. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Political Science, and Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from Fordham School of Law, and additionally studied at the London School of Economics and completed a Certification in Biomanufacturing at MIT.
- Where does Amy Cayne Schwartz work?
- Amy Cayne Schwartz is Co-Founder, COO & CBO of Pearl Bio.
- What companies did Amy Cayne Schwartz found?
- Amy Cayne Schwartz founded Pearl Bio.
- Where did Amy Cayne Schwartz go to school?
- Amy Cayne Schwartz studied at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Politics); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Biomanufacturing); Fordham University School of Law (Doctor of Law (J.D.)).
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Fordham University School of Law mafia3
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP12
Annie DeanChief Strategy Officer at Asymmetric Capital PartnersKen PierceGlobal Co-Head of Insurance Solutions at Fortress Investment GroupMatthew WalkerManaging Director at S2G InvestmentsChris MirickInvestor at IBXCasper KonnerupInvestment Manager at DICOKatie VorhisDeputy General Counsel at Segue Sustainable Infrastructure
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