Shawnte Mitchell

Shawnte Mitchell serves as a Limited Partner at How Women Invest since May 2021 and holds a Board Member position at Life Science Cares Bay Area. Additionally, Shawnte is a member of Chief and has previously been the Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at Genomatica. Shawnte's legal expertise includes serving as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary at Zogenix, and as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Affairs at Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. Other notable contributions include being a Board Member for ArtsFund and the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, along with an Advisory Board Member role at Stanford Women on Boards. Academic qualifications include a JD from The George Washington University Law School and a BS from Stanford University, with ongoing executive education at Stanford University Graduate School of Business.