Kenneth Johnson

Kenneth Johnson is an Executive Director of Business Development and Licensing at Merck, where they structure and negotiate collaborations to bring life-changing therapies to patients. Previously, they served as Senior Counsel at Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, advising a diverse range of companies on intellectual property and technology law matters, and held the position of Chief Patent Counsel at Credit Suisse. Kenneth's extensive legal career includes roles as a partner at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, and experience at several notable law firms. They earned a JD from Georgetown Law and dual degrees in Electrical Engineering (MSEE and BEE) from the Georgia Institute of Technology.