Colleen McKirryher

With a career spanning from working as a chemist, to patent agent, to being in-house counsel, Colleen brings over twenty years of experience to her leadership role at Cadenza. Prior to joining Cadenza, Colleen was VP of Legal and IP Protection at an international specialty chemicals company where she was a director/officer, involved in M&A, managed the IP portfolio, drafted contracts and policies, counseled management, and developed formal internal legal processes. Colleen has prosecuted patents for a variety of battery materials and is also an inventor on several patents. Colleen holds a B.S. (Bucknell University) and M.S. in chemistry, obtained a J.D., cum laude, from Quinnipiac University School of Law, and is a USPTO registered Patent Attorney.