Caryn McDowell

Caryn G.
McDowell currently works at California Life Sciences Association, as Director and Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as Secretary & Chief Legal Officer from 2025.
Ms. McDowell also formerly worked at Affymax, Inc., as Executive Director-Corporate Law from 2012 to 2013, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as Associate General Counsel & Head-US Healthcare Law in 2013, InterMune, Inc., as SVP, Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary from 2014 to 2015, Cytokinetics, Inc., as Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel from 2016 to 2018, Revance Therapeutics, Inc., as Secretary, Senior VP & General Counsel, State of Massachusetts, as Assistant Attorney General-Medicaid Fraud Control, US Department of Health & Human Services, as Senior Counsel-Inspector General Office from 2001 to 2004, and Quince Therapeutics, Inc., as Secretary, Chief Administrative & Legal Officer from 2020 to 2022.
Ms. McDowell received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and graduate degree from Boston University School of Law.