Michael Lee is Director, Head of Patents at Google LLC. He leads a global team responsible for Google’s patent matters, including portfolio development and counseling; patent operations and data science; patent licensing and transactions; and patent policy. Prior to joining Google, Mr. Lee was a Senior Director, Intellectual Property at Cisco Systems, where he led a team that focused on patent licensing and transactions, IP policy, IP-related standards and open source issues, and technology licensing for the Chief Technology Architecture Office. While at Cisco, he was appointed by the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Ambassador to serve on the Industry Trade Advisory Committee (ITAC) on Intellectual Property.

Before Cisco, Mr. Lee was at Yahoo! and in private practice focusing on patent litigation. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in materials science engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, and his JD from The George Washington University Law School.