Chris Sweeney
InvestorExecutive Director, Communications and Media Relations at AMR Action Fund Β· Director, Business Development and Operations at ClavystBio
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Chris: together at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Γ3Chris: together at Northwestern University
About
Leads the fund's communications strategy. Previously senior media relations manager and science writer at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and worked for Partners In Health.
Experience
- AMR Action FundExecutive Director of Communications and Media Relationscurrent2026 β present
- AMR Action FundCommunications Director2021 β 2026Boston, MA
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthSenior Media Relations Manager | Senior Science Writer | Features Editor2018 β 2021Boston
- Boston MagazineContributing Editor2018 β 2021Boston
- Boston MagazineSenior Editor2015 β 2018Boston
- Partners In HealthSenior Editor2013 β 2015Boston
- Village Voice MediaStaff Writer2012Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
- The ABIS GroupNeuroscience/Pharmaceutical Editor2009 β 2011Chicago
Skills & more
Internal CommunicationsPress RelationsStrategic Communicationsthought leadership developmentContent CreationSocial Media CommunicationsManaging Media RelationsProject ManagementStrategic Media RelationsStrategic Public Relations PlanningNon-fictionCrisis Communications
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Editorial ProcessCopy EditingJournalismBloggingEditingFact-checkingEditorialMagazinesPublishingFreelance WritingWritingFrom Chris's professional profile.
Colleagues at AMR Action Fund
Bill Burns
Board Chair at AMR Action Fund
Carly Levine
Senior Associate at AMR Action Fund
Corinna Ruppli
Office Manager at AMR Action Fund
David Hellmuth
General Counsel and COO at AMR Action Fund
Deepali Patel
Director of International Policy at AMR Action Fund
Dorothy Maloney
Compliance Officer at AMR Action Fund
Henni-Karoliina Ropponen
Venture Analyst at AMR Action Fund
Henry Skinner
Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Sweeney?
- Leads the fund's communications strategy. Previously senior media relations manager and science writer at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and worked for Partners In Health.
- Where does Chris Sweeney work?
- Chris Sweeney is Executive Director, Communications and Media Relations at AMR Action Fund.
- Where did Chris Sweeney go to school?
- Chris Sweeney studied at Northwestern University (Master's, Journalism); University of Massachusetts Amherst (Bachelor's, Political Science); University of Oxford (Honors History Seminar).
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University713
Mikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupAnna WangAssociate at March Capital Partners
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Also attended University of Massachusetts Amherst265
Larry BohnInvestment Team at General CatalystQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystRavi RajamonyVice President at March Capital PartnersJason MorrisVice President, Investor Relations at Sapphire VenturesRobert SeveroPartner, Chief Compliance Officer at Sapphire VenturesJonathan BavaroAccounting Manager at Founder Collective
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Also attended University of Oxford1,772
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at AMR Action Fund10
Aleks EngelPartner at Novo HoldingsMartin HeideckerCIO at AMR Action FundCarly LevineSenior Associate at AMR Action FundJohn VancuraCFO at AMR Action FundJunjun GaoPrincipal at AMR Action FundHenni-Karoliina RopponenVenture Analyst at AMR Action Fund
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Also worked at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health20
Katlyn GabrielAssociate at Solasta VenturesCam PattersonDigital Health Advisor at Excelerate Health VenturesTroyen BrennanExecutive Advisor at LRVHealthChuka EsiobuPrincipal at Define VenturesCharlie ZhouInvestment Manager at Monograph Capital PartnersPriya AgrawalMSD at i3 β Investing in Innovation Africa
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Also worked at Boston Magazine3
Also worked at Partners In Health13
Gary GottliebExecutive Partner at Flare Capital PartnersOliver RothschildManaging Director at The Draper Richards Kaplan FoundationKrysta CassSenior Portfolio Chief of Staff at CouncilKedar MateCo-Founder & Chief Medical Officer at Qualified HealthMarc HarrisonCTO & Co-Founder at ImpartPhoebe GatesCo-founder at Phia
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