Jean Cheever
Life sciences finance leader, theatre producer, board director
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San Antonio, Texas
Joined June 2026
Summary
Experienced life-sciences and corporate finance executive with deep transaction and integration experience: Jean Cheever spent many years in finance and financial-systems roles, including a 16-year tenure at Bristol-Myers Squibb where she led global initiatives and financial integration work, and later served on corporate and biotech boards. stembiosys+2
Active board director and governance chair: She has served as a director at StemBioSys (chairing the Audit & Governance Committee) and as a long-serving director on the family-associated Broadway Bank board, demonstrating governance and audit oversight roles. theorg+2
Theatre producer and arts philanthropist: Beyond corporate work, Cheever is an established theatre producer (credits include Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Toxic Avenger, All Shook Up) and an arts patron who established an endowed scholarship in theatre and dance at the University of Texas. playbill+2
Inventor with technology interests in music and entertainment: Cheever is a named inventor on patents for mobile music-composition applications and related systems, reflecting engagement at the intersection of entertainment and technology. google+1
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US8878043B2 - Systems, methods, and apparatus for music composition
November 1, 2014Granted patent covering systems and methods for determining music keys, chords and notes based on movement data and for outputting generated audio signals; lists Jean Cheever as an inventor.
US20140069262A1 - Systems, methods, and apparatus for music composition
March 1, 2014Patent application describing systems, methods, and apparatus for generating musical compositions based on user or device movement (e.g., speed and direction), intended for mobile devices and music composition use cases.