CHERISE BERNARD, PHD

SPEAKER. STEM ADVOCATE. INNOVATOR @ SPOTIFY.
DIVERSITY CHAMPION.

Cherise T. Bernard leverages her experiences as a scientist, woman in tech, educator and STEM advocate to help connect students and early career professionals with their passions. Currently, Dr. Bernard is a Talent Acquisition Partner at Spotify, where she oversees the management of all undergraduate business, MBA and PhD research internships in the U.S., Canada and South America. In addition to leading Spotify’s MBA and PhD outreach strategies, Dr. Bernard is also initiating the creation of Spotify’s new Academic Relations Division, with the goals of creating and managing partnerships between Spotify and U.S. universities that amplifies research in artificial intelligence, machine learning and natural language processing for new product development.

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Dr. Bernard's message for students and early career professionals, particularly those in the STEM fields, is to refuse to be boxed in to the "normal" ideas of success and career progression. Cherise uses her own perspective of career pivoting as a vehicle to identify a deeper sense of passion and purpose.

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PERSONAL PROFILE

Dr. Bernard is passionate about creating and leveraging diverse educational and career resources in science and technology. In her talk and upcoming book "Career Pivoting for the PhD and Other Professionals," She teaches strategies on how to personalize and design your career path, how to challenge the status quo of what you can do, and how it all aligns with purpose.

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CAMPUS RECRUITMENT, ACADEMIC RELATIONS, DIVERSITY @ SPOTIFY

December 2017 - present

Leading Spotify's business and PhD internships in the Americas. Diversity Champion. Driving partnerships with U.S. institutions.

GLOBAL ACADEMIC RELATIONS @ ELSEVIER

November 2015 - December 2017

Primarily focused on science and health topics, precision medicine, workforce development of early career researchers and research data management.

SENIOR MANAGER OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS, MOUNT SINAI INNOVATION PARTNERS

November 2014 - November 2015

Responsible for the creation, management and continuous improvement of comprehensive Entrepreneur-In-Residence and Internship Programs as well as a Mount Sinai Innovation Partners Business Advisory Panel that facilitates experience and skill development for early-career professionals who have passion for healthcare research, innovation and translation.

ASSISTANT LICENSING MANAGER, THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY

August 2012 - October 2014

Contracts, Negotiation, Marketing and Government Compliance.

PHD, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

2005-2012

Cherise completed requirements for her doctoral degree in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology.

MINI-MBA, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

2011

Completed a Mini-MBA certification in BioPharma I

B.S., SPELMAN COLLEGE

2001-2005

Cherise attended the premier historically black college and university, Spelman College, and successfully matriculated with a bachelor's degree in Chemistry.

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