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Hanny Rivera

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Director of Business Partnerships, Government at Ginkgo Bioworks · Chief Scientist at Savia Ventures

United States

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About

Hanny Rivera serves as Director of Business Partnerships, Government at Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc., and as Chief Scientist at Savia Ventures. Trained as a coral reef ecologist and geneticist, Rivera has more than a decade of experience developing research collaborations across academia, industry, philanthropy, and government, spanning early-stage R&D through commercialization. Rivera is a native Spanish speaker, fluent in Italian, and a scuba diver.

Experience

  1. Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Director of Business Partnerships, Governmentcurrent2024 — presentUnited States
  2. Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Associate Director of Business Development, Government2022 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  3. Savia VenturesChief Scientistcurrent2024 — presentUnited States
  4. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)Energy Policy Fellow, U.S. Department of Energy Water Power Office (AAAS STPF)2021 — 2022Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  5. Boston UniversityPostdoctoral Associate and Lecturer2019 — 2021Greater Boston
  6. Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionPostdoctoral Investigator2019 — 2021Woods Hole, MA
  7. Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionDoctoral Researcher2013 — 2018Woods Hole, MA
  8. Raices de Esperanza, Inc.Associate Director, Community Programs2010 — 2014Miami, FL
  9. University of MiamiResearch Coordinator2012 — 2013Kendall, FL
  10. Bermuda Institute of Ocean SciencesResearcher and Teaching Assistant - Coral Reef Ecology2011 — 2012St. George's, Bermuda
  11. University of GenoaResearch Assistant2010Genoa, Italy

Skills & more

Spanish10Italian2Research19Data Analysis14Climate Change5Policy4Proposal Writing4Field Work3Teaching3Community Outreach3Public Speaking6

Languages English · Italian · Spanish

  • Divemaster — PADI
  • Scientific Diver — AAUS

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Colleagues at Ginkgo Bioworks

Reshma Shetty
Co-Founder, Ginkgo Bioworks & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Frequently asked questions

Who is Hanny Rivera?
Hanny Rivera serves as Director of Business Partnerships, Government at Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc., and as Chief Scientist at Savia Ventures. Trained as a coral reef ecologist and geneticist, Rivera has more than a decade of experience developing research collaborations across academia, industry, philanthropy, and government, spanning early-stage R&D through commercialization. Rivera is a native Spanish speaker, fluent in Italian, and a scuba diver.
Where does Hanny Rivera work?
Hanny Rivera is Director of Business Partnerships, Government at Ginkgo Bioworks.
Where did Hanny Rivera go to school?
Hanny Rivera studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biological Oceanography); Harvard University (BA, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology).

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