Cheryl Moore Email & Phone Number

London, Uk, Gb

Led Wellcome’s broad programme of scientific discovery research, as well as its research on three key urgent health challenge areas: mental health, infectious diseases, and the health effects of climate change. Wellcome, the London-based charitable foundation, spends over £1.5 billion a year funding health-related research.

£100M research organization specializing in genomic technologies and analysis

25 Howland Street, London, Gb

New York, Ny, Us

• Led senior executive team in developing and executing NYGC’s new scientific direction and strategic plan, including realignment of staff to support the new research-focused direction.• Enable large-scale genomics research and technology development at NYGC and in collaboration with its partner institutions.• Restructured senior leadership team to achieve strategic and financial objectives.• Oversee center-wide financial planning and budgeting, with annual budget of $90M. Led cost-cutting and efficiency initiatives, resulting in 20% reduction in operational expenses in 2018.• Oversaw fundraising operation that raised $225M to ensure future long-term financial stability.• Directly responsible for staff of 140, including all sequencing operations, business development, fundraising, external relations, informatics/analytics, financial and administrative functions. • Drive board agenda and coordinate board and board committee meetings.• Develop NYGC's role as a convener of life sciences events, forums and workshops to promote education and foster collaboration within the broader scientific community.• Lead interactions with the business and academic community supporting life sciences growth in New York, including negotiating partnership with J&J Innovation and NY State, resulting in the establishment of JLABS @ NYC, a life sciences business incubator at NYGC.• Engage with Federal, State and local elected officials in matters of policy affecting genomics and research and funding streams.

Chevy Chase, Maryland, Us

• Working with the president and senior executive team, formulate and execute HHMI’s strategic plan.• Oversee Institute annual budget of $900M+ for $19B entity; direct responsibility for staff of 200+ and $50M+ budget.• Lead senior leadership team’s collaborative efforts to develop and implement plans to advance HHMI’s strategic goals and objectives. • Serve as Institutional representative on external boards, affiliations, and in the business and academic community.• Key management team liaison to the board, providing strategic input to board discussions, coordinating management response and working with board committees.• Provide vision, advice, guidance and direction to vice presidents and staff to execute major plans and initiatives. • Coached officers and mid-level management to higher levels of teamwork and performance, resulting in more collaborative culture and more effective program support.• Directly oversee strategic initiatives, Information Technology, Finance, Facilities, Conference Services, Human Resources, Public Relations and Communications, and, indirectly, Legal. • Drove cost-cutting and efficiency programs to reduce operational costs by 15%, while improving efficiency and responsiveness.• Facilitated integration of headquarters, Janelia Research Campus and regional operations, resulting in regional staff reductions of one-third.• Provide strategy and implementation guidance for new projects, including HHMI’s first overseas program (in South Africa), a new open access publishing venture (eLife), and our documentary film initiative.

Chevy Chase, Maryland, Us

• Founding COO; provided leadership and strategic planning for new HHMI initiative. Partnered with scientist director to create international destination for cutting-edge brain and imaging tool research.• Oversaw all operations of $500M, 760,000 sq. ft., 789-acre campus, including housing village, research and conference facilities; $100M+ annual operating budget.• Developed organizational structure for recruitment of all operational staff and world-class researchers (up to 400 staff, visiting researchers and contractors). • Programs/infrastructure: created scientific core support, project team management, high performance computing, scientific software development, dissemination of new imaging tools (lasers, microscopes, reagents, etc.), campus operations (labs, campus housing and conference center), finance, human resources, facilities, and safety.• Created uniquely supportive environment to incubate innovation: pub, fitness center, childcare, housing village, convenience store, library, dining facilities.• Drove campus-wide reviews and improvements to operations to minimize bureaucracy and optimize efficiency.• Served on boards in community, business, and governmental organizations to enhance Janelia’s external visibility. Served as public liaison with state and local elected officials.

Genome Resources Limited (2021-2024)Geneva Science Diplomacy Anticipator (2023-2024)Co-Chair, NY State Regional Economic Development Council Governor appointee (2016 - 2021)Wellcome Science Strategy Advisory Board (member and then Chair) (2018-2020)Chair, Wellcome Trust Centres Committee (2016)Economic Club of DC Board (2014 - 2015) Virginia Governor's Biosciences Strategic Initiatives Task Force Co-Chair (2015)Human Vaccines Project Advisory Board (2014 - 2015)BioHealth Innovation Commercial Relevance Advisory Board (2013 - 2015)Association of Independent Research Institutes Board (2006 - 2012; 2019 - 2021)Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Science, Review Board for California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (2012) Ignite Institute for Individualized Health Advisory Task Force (2009)Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust, Review Board (2009)Virginia Biotechnology Association (2006 - 2010)George Mason Univ. Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study Advisory Board (2008 - 2010)G. Washington Univ. Advisory Board (2009 - 2010)Inova Health System Research Advisory Council (2007 - 2010)Virginia Biotechnology Research Park Authority Board (Governor’s appointee) (2006 - 2009)Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute Board (1999 - 2004)University of San Diego School of Accountancy Advisory Board (1998 - 2001)BIO 2001 Meeting: Executive Committee and Academic Chair (2001)Healthcare Financial Managers Association Board (1996 - 1998)

La Jolla, Ca, Us

• Lead the management team, including finance, human resources, information systems, intellectual property and patents, purchasing, legal, safety and facilities management. • Managed all board activities. Served as member of board.• Conducted long-term financial and strategic planning for the Institute: identified funding mechanisms to advance initiatives, managed budgets, established multi-year strategic plans.• Oversaw doubling of research institute to $60M over five years, including construction of new buildings.• Negotiated license, joint venture, spin-off, and other deals to commercialize the Institute’s technology.• Issued Institute bonds, saving $1M per year in interest without restrictive covenants.• Drove restructuring of scientific cores resulting in turnaround from deficit of $250K to breakeven in two years. • Creatively negotiated faculty recruitment packages and identified funding sources.• Represented Institute at task forces, with community executive groups, and with state/federal elected officials. Contributed to drafting of legislation to fund stem cell research in CA.• Developed mid-level managers into high-level directors capable of handling Institute’s rapid growth through management support and professional challenge.

• Developed strategic relationships with health plans, physician groups and competitors.• Identified and negotiated with potential partners to increase revenues tenfold.• Analyzed products offered and led management team to make strategic changes to products, including creation of disease management programs.• Identified innovative product solution to changing market conditions by restructuring payment mechanisms reflective of current market realities.

Key executive during start-up: venture capital fundraising, IPO, SEC reporting, national contracting. Company grew from $1.5M in revenues to $1B over 5 years. Built finance, contracting, human resources and purchasing teams.

Worldwide, Oo

Managed audits and provided consulting for clients in healthcare, biotech, banking, manufacturing, insurance, not-for-profit sector. Specialized in healthcare, start-ups and growth companies, SEC reporting.

Business Administration And Management, General

Semester Abroad, Masters Level Economics, Language, Business And Culture

Certificate, Director Development Program

Masters Level Genetics And Biology Coursework