Erin-Michael Gill is Managing Director and Chief Intellectual Property Officer at MDB Capital, an investment bank specializing in the early identification of disruptive technologies.

Before joining MDB, Mr. Gill served as an adviser to the Obama-Biden transition team, reviewing operations and strategy for the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). He then served as an appointee within the Obama administration as Special Adviser to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. In that role, Mr. Gill was a key policy official, responsible for the development and coordination of US IP policy and agency operations.

Mr. Gill has held IP leadership positions for venture-backed IT companies in the US, Canada and India, as well as IP and product management roles within DuPont.

Mr. Gill began his IP career as a US patent examiner while a graduate student in applied physics at Johns Hopkins University. He has a BS in astronomy and a BA in physics from Benedictine College