Rakesh Michael

Rakesh Michael is the Director of Intellectual Property at Uber, a position they have held since 2022. With a robust background in intellectual property law, Rakesh previously served as Senior Counsel at Uber from 2017 to 2022 and held various roles including Patent Counsel at Fitbit and Senior Patent Attorney at Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner. Rakesh's legal career began with an internship at the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York in 2006 and includes experience as an Associate at Cooper & Dunham LLP. Rakesh earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan.