Michelle Quinn Smith

Michelle Quinn Smith brings over 30 years of experience in human resources to Voyager. Ms. Smith served most recently as Senior Director of Human Resources at Flagship Pioneering as part of Flagship’s Human Resources Leadership team, advising portfolio companies. Before joining Flagship, Michelle was the Global Human Resources Business Leader for Takeda Pharmaceuticals where she was responsible for the creation and execution of HR strategy for therapeutic development in R&D. During her tenure, she led the due diligence and integration of the ARIAD acquisition in 2017. Ms. Smith was the Global Head of Human Resources for Development (R&D) at Sanofi, in addition to holding other positions at Sanofi (and previously Genzyme). Prior to joining the biotech/pharma industry, she held HR positions with Goldman Sachs and Young & Rubicam Advertising in New York City.

Ms. Smith received a B.A. in History from Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Horse Hugs for Heroes, a therapeutic animal non-profit organization based in Maryland.