Founder and President
The Schooner Group, LLC
Joseph Cerro is President and Founder of The Schooner Group, LLC, a consultancy with practices in high-end informatics and data analytics, organizational design and leadership, and life sciences product development. In addition to health care, the firm has attracted clients in other industries, such as professional sports and entertainment, where data analytics are critical to competitive success. Prior to founding the Schooner Group, Mr. Cerro had contributed to the development of Bayer’s High Tech Platform as a scientist and technologist since 1997. While at Bayer, he led or participated in due diligence studies of technology projects worth over $2 billion. As a member of Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp’s Executive Committee for IT governance, Mr. Cerro was directly responsible for developing and leading the company’s Research IT strategy, and he is a highly sought-after public speaker on the subject of business and IT alignment. In recognition of his contributions as a Pharma industry thought leader, Mr. Cerro was awarded the 2005 Albert Einstein Technology Medal by the State of Israel and Global Capital Associates. Mr. Cerro earned his BS in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry from Yale University and holds two Masters from Columbia University. He currently serves as the Executive Vice President of the Yale Science & Engineering Association.
