About

Andrea Armstrong

Chief People Officer

Andrea is thrilled to join Auron as chief people officer.   She has a demonstrated history of working in the biotechnology and healthcare industries, where she is skilled in biotech recruiting, professional development, executive coaching, strategic organizational development, planning and management.  She also serves as chief people officer at AI Proteins.  Andrea was the chief people officer at Faze Medicines, Chroma Medicine and chief administrative officer at Celsius Therapeutics.  Prior, Andrea was a strategic advisor at C4 Therapeutics, Inc where she recruited several key C-Suite members and navigated through the Series B/crossover and the IPO process.  Previously, she helped launch Vor Biopharma and worked at an early pre-launch Third Rock Venture company. Earlier, Andrea served as Atlas Ventures’ first chief talent officer, where she focused on identifying, developing, coaching and building the pipeline for C-suite and board members for the firm’s seed and portfolio companies. Prior to Atlas Ventures, Andrea served as chief administrative officer at C4 Therapeutics, Inc., Earlier in her career, she held roles as chief human resources officer and vice president of administration at the New York Genome Center, led recruiting for Infinity Pharmaceuticals, and was vice president at D.P. Parker and Associates, a boutique executive search firm.  Andrea is currently on the board of directors of Mana Therapeutics and NextRNA, where she is also a member of the compensation committees.

Andrea holds a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University in International Relations and a master’s degree in Public Health from Boston University.    

She has a Covid-puppy which she needed after her husband, Scott, and she became empty nesters. For relaxation, Andrea plays tennis and enjoys wine, not necessarily at the same time.