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Cindy Lai Yee

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Chief Member at Chief
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Cindy is an executive leader with over 25 years of experience driving innovation in biopharma, biotech, and health tech. As VP of Preclinical Development at Bonum Therapeutics, she leads development, portfolio, and alliances. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and studied operational excellence at Stanfords Graduate School of Business.

Outside of her executive roles, Cindy is passionate about empowering female entrepreneurs. She is a Limited Partner at How Women Invest, a venture firm that exclusively funds women founders, and is a member of Chief, a private network for women executives.

She was instrumental in her role as Head of Project & Alliance Management at Good Therapeutics, which was acquired by Roche for $250M upfront.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Chief Member
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Biopharma Innovation
Her career spans 25+ years in biopharma and health tech, focusing on portfolio strategy, product development, and scaling ventures like Bonum Therapeutics.
Supporting Women Founders
As a Limited Partner at How Women Invest, she actively participates in a venture firm that solely invests in companies founded by women.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Chief Member
Chief
2024
Limited Partner
How Women Invest
9-2022
Vice President of Preclinical Development, Head of Portfolio Strategy & Operations
Bonum Therapeutics
2021
Principal
CY Advisors
2021 - 2022
Head of Project & Alliance Management
Good Therapeutics, Inc.
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About – Bonum Therapeutics. Featured in Bonum Therapeutics
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Education
The Emerging COO: Driving Innovation and Operational Excellence
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Project Management Certificate
University of California, Berkeley
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