Cynthia Kuan

Cynthia Kuan, MBA, currently serves as the Director of Program Operations at Global Genes, where responsibilities include leading contracting, budgeting, and operational delivery for multi-stakeholder research programs, handling master service agreements and statements of work totaling approximately $3M. Previous roles include Business Consultant at Acrobat Genomics, Program Manager at RARE-X managing a $1.5M research project, and Program Director at ARM Foundation for Cell & Gene Medicine directing a multi-state rare disease initiative. At UC San Diego Health, Cynthia excelled as the Business Operations Manager, securing over $71M in grant funding. Additional experience includes consulting for charter schools and serving as Business & Human Resources Associate at Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School, alongside early career work as Program Director for a nonprofit serving adults with disabilities. Educational qualifications include an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. in Foreign Languages and Literatures from National Taiwan University.