The Inclusion Evolution Podcast | Episode 7 | Increasing Diversity in Technical and STEM Fields

Mike Kasdan and Lisa Mueller have their first guests on the podcast, welcoming Elaine Spector and Judy Yee to talk about increasing diversity in the patent law field

March 4, 2023 by Michael Kasdan Leave a Comment

We are pleased to present a episode number 7 of Inclusion Evolution. In this episode, Mike Kasdan and Lisa Mueller talk with Elaine Spector and Judy Yee.

Elaine is a patent attorney with Harrity & Harrity. Harrity & Harrity is leading the way in increasing the diversity in patent law. Listen as Elaine describes the various programs Harrity has to increase diversity such as the Minority Firm Incubator program, Annual Women’s Patent Law Workshop, the Harrity Academy, and Patent Pathways program, just to name a few.

Judy is an Assistant General Counsel, IP at Microsoft, where she has been for the last 12 years supporting Microsoft’s Cloud and AI business. Listen as Judy describes “Advancing Diversity Across Patent Teams” or “ADAPT” of which Microsoft was a founding member in 2021, and how ADAPT is working with law firms and other to increase diversity.

Inclusion Evolution is a bi-weekly podcast focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession, the technology space, the world of sports, and our everyday.

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About Michael Kasdan

Michael Kasdan is currently Director of Special Projects for The Good Men Project. He has held a number of leadership roles at the Good Men Project over time, including Senior Sports Editor, Lead Editor, and Executive Editor. He has helped to develop the Good Men Project's corporate Diversity and Inclusion workshops focused on allyship. Mike is father of two wonderful kids who lives in Maplewood, NJ. Mike's day job is intellectual property lawyer, but his interests and avocations are numerous. He is passionate about education, entrepreneurship and technology, and has served as a board member and advisor on strategic and legal issues to start-up for profit and non-profit companies throughout his career. In the rest of his ever-shrinking spare time, he enjoys focusing his energies on projects and causes that impact the world and our society.

Mike frequently speaks and writes on a variety of topics, including intellectual property, technology, business, social media, sports, mental health, parenting, education, and social justice. He has spoken on a variety of issues in major media networks, including CNN (Headline News), Al Jazeera America, National Public Radio (NPR), and The Canadian Broadcast Company (CBC), and his writings have appeared in well-known publications such as The Huffington Post, Salon, Yahoo! Parenting, Good Morning America, The Daily Dot, and Redbook.

His latest venture focuses on mental health and wellness and authentic leadership in the legal profession. It is called "Lawyering While Human." You can find more information about that on Twitter @law_while_human or on Instagram @zen.mayhem

He enjoys playing basketball, biking, fumbling around on the guitar, creating and singing parody songs, and an on-again-off-again relationship with running. Mike spends entirely too much time on Facebook and can be found (over)sharing and linking on a variety of topics on Twitter @michaelkasdan.