Keira Havens MS

Keira Havens has been deeply involved in synthetic biology as a scientist, an entrepreneur, a communicator, and a thought leader. Her work has engaged all facets of the synthetic biology economy in the pursuit of beautiful biotechnology - well designed, elegant solutions to intractable problems. In her current role as Sustainability and Public Affairs Manager she is excited to be working with the Pivot Bio team on to tell the story of the future of fertilizer, beginning with the innate capability of the soil microbiome to provide nitrogen and other key nutrients that crops need. Ms. Havens received her B.S. in Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics from the Illinois Institute of Technology and later accepted a commission in the United States Air Force. She left active duty to pursue a her Masters from CSU, before launching a short lived consumer biotechnology company that asked the question: Can biotechnology be beautiful?