Dr. Jane Wright-Mitchell

General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary at Vaxcyte, Inc.

Jane Wright-Mitchell is an experienced healthcare and life sciences attorney with more than 20 years working with pharmaceutical and medical device companies. She is currently General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary with Vaxcyte, Inc., a vaccine development company. Prior to joining Vaxcyte, she was Chief Legal Officer with Steep Hill, Inc., a state-licensed cannabis testing laboratory. She previously served as Chief Legal Officer at AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. where she also served as Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary. Earlier in her career, she served in legal roles of increasing responsibility at Mesoblast, Actelion, Purdue Pharma, and Neurogesx.

Dr. Wright-Mitchell’s practice area focuses on matters involving legal and regulatory compliance, intellectual property, healthcare, corporate, employment, litigation and licensing. She earned a BS in Biological Sciences from Clemson University, a doctorate in pharmacy (PharmD) from University of Illinois, Chicago and a JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law. She is registered before the US Patent and Trademark Office as well as a licensed pharmacist.