Kimberlee (Kim) Jones is a legally trained, Intellectual Property-certified (IP) attorney and business professional with over 20 years of experience in corporate America working with both Fortune 500 and 100 companies. As a Licensed Illinois Attorney, Kim provides strategic thought leadership and expertise pertaining to IP and business strategy including trademarks and copyrights, with a specialization in patents. She has developed her IP expertise working in various industries as research scientist, portfolio manager, analyst and consultant. Kim has led strategic planning and execution, global due diligence, risk management, compliance and competitive intelligence. Her legal and business experience demonstrates mastery in IP research and patentability, contracts and regulatory compliance in combination with business strategy, licensing, valuation and portfolio management. She has worked in corporate, government, and academic sectors, specifically CPG, oil & gas, and pharma industries as well as providing leadership for companies at different levels of maturity. Kim holds a degree in Biological Sciences from Hampton University, an MBA with a Strategic Technical Management focus and a JD with a certificate in IP from the Illinois Institute of Technology.