With over ten years of experience as a patent professional, I help Ancestry create, protect, and manage its global intellectual property assets and advise on IP-related disputes and licensing matters. In this role, I also provide general legal counsel and transactional support to the AncestryDNA business and its leadership team.My core competencies include patent drafting and prosecution, IP strategy and analysis, contract negotiation, and pragmatic risk management. I have a strong background and expertise in biotechnology, software, and artificial intelligence, which I apply to a variety of technical fields and industries. I hold a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology and have co-founded and operated two technology-based startups in the past. I am passionate about innovation and collaboration and strive to enable Ancestry to achieve its mission of empowering journeys of personal discovery through genealogy and genomics.
Listed skills include Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks, Presentations, and 14 others.