Melina Mathur

Melina Mathur, PhD, currently serves as the Senior Director of Commercial Operations at Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc., a position held since April 2024. With a robust background in the biotech sector, Melina has held various roles at Asset Management Ventures since 2015, including Advisor, Principal, and Associate. Additionally, Melina advises the SPARK Translational Research Program at Stanford University School of Medicine and previously worked as Director of Product Management and Product Manager for Biopharma at Twist Bioscience from 2020 to 2024. Other experiences include an internship in Pipeline & Portfolio Planning at Genentech and consulting roles with Biotech Connection - Bay Area, Inc. and Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable. Melina began professional development at Merck & Co. as an RNA Sciences Intern. Academic achievements comprise a PhD and MS in Bioengineering from Stanford University, a Certificate from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and a BA in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.