Mimi Shilling

Chief of Staff

Mimi is an accomplished entrepreneur and operator and has held several strategic roles across a number of industries, including biotech, tech, consumer goods and finance. Prior to joining BigHat, Mimi was a Senior Director and head of operations at TenSixteen Bio, an early stage CHIP company, a strategic and commercial operations advisor to Excellos, a newly launched cell therapy CDMO, and a Senior Director of People and Places at Expanse, a cybersecurity start-up. She also co-founded and served as CEO of Powder, a novel consumer Bay Area retail company, which she successfully exited in 2019. Mimi received her MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University.

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