Sharon Walker

Sharon Walker is currently serving as Senior Patent Counsel at Johnson & Johnson, a position they have held since 2022. They previously worked as Director of Legal at Translate Bio, A Sanofi Company from 2020 to 2022, and have extensive experience as a Registered Patent Attorney at Goodwin Procter LLP and as an Associate at O&R Patent. Sharon earned a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of California, San Francisco, and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School. Their background also includes roles as a Senior Intellectual Property Manager at Partners HealthCare, and as a Technology Specialist at Lahive & Cockfield, LLP.