Executive of the Year Award

Recognizing an executive who's committed to the creation, promotion and protection of intellectual property.

 

Executive of the Year Award

Sandra Leung, Bristol Myers Squibb
Sandy Leung is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Bristol Myers Squibb Company and is receiving the Executive of the Year award for her commitment to the creation, promotion and protection of intellectual property. She leads the worldwide Law Department at Bristol Myers Squibb and is responsible for a wide range of legal areas including intellectual property, commercial and regulatory law, and litigation. Leung serves on the board of directors of the Asian-American Legal Defense and Education Fund and the board of directors of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. She is currently President of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.

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2022

Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO, Micron Technology 

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2021

Ivan Fong, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Policy Officer and Secretary, 3M Company

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2020

Ken Frazier, CEO Merck & Co. Inc. 

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2019

Charles Dadswell, General Counsel at Illumina Inc.