Amy Van Prooyen

Amy Van Prooyen, Esq. is Chief Legal Officer at Verndari, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company based in Napa, California that aims to transform global healthcare through next-generation vaccine science. As Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Ms. Van Prooyen leads Verndari’s legal, governance, and corporate compliance efforts.

Ms. Van Prooyen was the founder and managing partner of Van Prooyen Greenfield LLP, a law firm that specialized in corporate reputation and crisis communications counsel, with offices in New York and San Francisco. She has provided strategic communications support to mitigate and manage a range of issues for leading law firms, high-profile individuals, and global companies. In addition, she has worked to develop, protect and evolve business objectives for leading organizations through integrated legal and communications campaigns.

Prior to founding Van Prooyen Greenfield LLP, Ms. Van Prooyen was a vice president in the Crisis and Reputation Risk practice for Edelman in New York City, where she oversaw litigation communications for a wide scope of issues. She previously worked for FleishmanHillard and FHP International.

Ms. Van Prooyen was named the 2018 – 2019 Perry D. Sorenson Distinguished Lecturer at the University of Utah, where she served as adjunct faculty. In 2009, she was the recipient of The Distinguished Alumna Award by the University of Utah College of Humanities, where she is a member of the College of Humanities Partnership Board. She was previously a member of the Board of Counselors and the Dean’s Circle at the University of San Francisco School of Law. She is a member of the Bar of the State of New York.

Ms. Van Prooyen received a B.A. and an M.A, summa cum laude, in Communications from the University of Utah, Phi Kappa Phi. She received a J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law.