Ken A. Miller

As lead counsel at the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute, Ken A. Miller, J.D., delivers efficient and reliable legal guidance, manages legal risk, and supports the development of solutions that accelerate impact.

Ken is a business, technology, and global health attorney with more than 20 years of experience working with highly innovative companies and nonprofits, focusing on the life sciences, software, and semiconductor industries, to help them achieve their business and charitable objectives. Prior to joining the Gates MRI in 2021, Ken supported the Global Health Division of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for five years as associate general counsel, where he helped to structure and negotiate some of the Foundation’s most substantial investments and collaborations in TB, HIV, and vaccine development. From 2005 to 2015 he was a partner of the Technology Transactions and Privacy Group at Perkins Coie LLP. In this role, Ken advised technology companies and nonprofits in complex, high-value IP and commercial transactions covering the entire product life cycle, from discovery through manufacturing and commercialization for small molecules, biologics, and devices.

Ken is a member of the Licensing Executives Society and a member of the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee at Epiphany School. He earned his J.D. from Seattle University School of Law.