Sean Wilkerson works in the Office of the Chief Communications Officer at the USPTO, developing and delivering intellectual property awareness programs for independent inventors, small businesses, entrepreneurs, makers, and universities.
Mr. Wilkerson previously worked as an outreach coordinator for the programs leading up to the opening of the USPTO’s Texas Regional Office. He also spent a year as part of the New York engagement team that developed the 2015 Future of Urban Innovation Startups Summit in coordination with Columbia University and the USPTO. From 2011 – 2013, he served as the program manager for the inaugural Select USA Summit, developing the program, structure, and outreach efforts of a U.S. governmentwide program housed in the International Trade Administration of the United States Department of Commerce.
As an education program analyst in the Global Intellectual Property Academy from 2008 – 2011, Mr. Wilkerson managed international programs focused on providing intellectual property training related to enforcement of patents, trademarks, and copyrights and the U.S. patent and trademark system. Prior to
working for the federal government, he served as the director of events for the National Association of Homebuilders in Washington, D.C. and as the ideas exchange manager for Accenture in Reston, Virginia.