Sean Kennedy is Senior Director and Head of U.S. Ethics, Compliance & Privacy at Moderna and a member of its U.S. Leadership Team. A healthcare attorney and compliance leader, he advises senior leaders on commercialization, healthcare compliance, privacy, and business risk. His work includes building practical compliance programs and developing AI-enabled tools and workflows to make guidance more accessible, improve review processes, and support sound business decisions. Before joining Moderna, Kennedy held several legal and compliance leadership roles at Bristol Myers Squibb, including Senior Director of Healthcare Compliance Strategy & Operational Risk Management and Senior Counsel in Worldwide Commercialization & Development Law. His experience spans oncology, product development and launches, patient support programs, patient advocacy, corporate affairs, and enterprise compliance strategy. Across these roles, he has helped teams translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into practical approaches that support business goals and patient needs. Earlier in his career, he practiced litigation at Faegre Drinker and Carroll McNulty & Kull, including pharmaceutical multidistrict litigation and bellwether trials, and served as a judicial law clerk in New Jersey Superior Court. He earned his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law and his B.A. in Political Science, cum laude, from Seton Hall University. He is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.