UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Senior Government Adviser [September 2016 – June 2017]

Special Adviser, Technology Transfer and Innovation (August 24, 2015 – August 25, 2016) – Office of Intellectual Property Enforcement (EB/CBA/IPE)

PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Panelist – WIPO Match: IP Support for Developing Economies, the U. S. Chamber of Commerce in partnership with WIPO, USAID, USPTO and Department of State, Washington DC, April 19, 2016

Panelist – WIPO Match: IP Support for Developing Economies, the U. S. Chamber of Commerce in partnership with WIPO, USAID, USPTO and Department of State, Silicon Valley USPTO, San Jose, April 22, 2016

Panelist – Building Bridges: Sharing Best Practices on Commercialization of Technology, Centre for Innovation and Technology Transfer Management (CZIiT), Embassy of Switzerland in Poland, Embassy of Canada in Poland and Embassy of the United States of America in Poland, Warsaw, June 9, 2016

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF STATE ASSIGMENT

  • Intellectual Property Enforcement
    • Developed indicators to identify economies engaged in the trade of unlicensed software and counterfeits by correlating them with existing ICT infrastructure (Data driven 301 Report).
    • Developed talking points on issues related to pharmaceuticals and Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), TRIPS Plus and flexibilities.
    • Reviewed and cleared documents for G7, G20 and other agencies that engage in innovation and technology/knowledge transfer.
    • Briefing Document: University-Industry Partnerships: Issues Related to Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Rights.
    • Guest Lecturer, School of Law, George Mason University, Arlington, VA.
    • Planned (Cuba) and Planned and Executed (Myanmar) Workshops on Innovation and Entrepreneurships (2016).
  • United Nations
    • Worked closely with IO and US-UN on topics related to the establishment and operationalization of UN Technology Bank.
    • Represented EB/CBA/IPE to UNCTAD/CSTD on topics related to innovation and technology/knowledge transfers, Budapest, January 11-13, 2016.
    • HABITAT III – Review and clear documents and assist in developing talking points.
  • Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
    • Reviewed and cleared working proposal on technology transfer measures undertaken by the Trade Committee.
    • Review and provide suggestions on the topic of counterfeit and pirated trade.
  • Science and Technology (with OSTP)
    • Leading an effort to develop a global S&T map to include all ongoing Research, Development, and Manufacturing efforts.
  • G7: Provided guidance on issues related to technology/knowledge transfer.
  • G20: Member of the All Agency Innovation Task Force.