Ali Fawaz joined TYRA in May 2022 as our General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to joining TYRA, Ali served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Sampled (formerly Infinity BiologiX LLC), where he was a member of the senior management team focused on leading the legal affairs and corporate strategy for the company.  Previously, Ali worked at Celgene Corporation where he served as the lead legal negotiator on all employee related matters in connection with the $74B acquisition of Celgene by Bristol Myers Squibb.  Prior to that, Ali was a Partner at Proskauer Rose LLP in New York City, and before that, was a Senior Associate at Latham & Watkins LLP in San Diego and Washington, DC.  Ali holds a B.A. degree in Business Administration (Finance and General Management) from Portland State University and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School