Background AND industry impact

Meredith Fensom, the Founder of Lyra Global, brings a wealth of global leadership experience in public affairs, strategic communications, and investor relations.

With a business and legal background, she is a recognized expert bringing first-in-class products to market and navigating highly regulated industries.

Before launching her own firm, Meredith was the Head of Global Public Affairs for Oxford spinout Oxitec, Ltd. where she successfully launched the first self-limiting mosquito project in the United States and achieved a shift in media coverage from 19% to 92% positive in less than two years, reaching an audience of almost 3 billion with over 1,100 published stories.

Meredith’s positions prior to Oxitec include serving as the Head of Global Public Affairs for the publicly traded Intrexon Corporation (renamed Precigen, Inc.); Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) founding Director for International Affairs; manager of an agricultural trade business and policy consulting firm; Special Assistant in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office of the Americas; and founding Director of the University of Florida’s Law & Policy in the Americas Program.