Kayleigh is the United Kingdom’s (UK) first Intellectual Property (IP) Attaché for North America, based in Washington, D.C. In this role she inputs into UK trade negotiations with the US, Canada, and Mexico; manages the UK’s IP strategy in North America; builds cooperation between the US and UK on IP matters such as global treaties, simplifying international patent procedures and approaches to IP enforcement; and advises UK SMEs operating, or soon to be operating, in North America. Before joining the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), Kayleigh worked for Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY-18) in the US House of Representatives. There, she managed a diverse portfolio, working on intellectual property, trade, and telecommunications; developing and writing legislation; and supporting Congressional oversight of executive agencies. Previously, Kayleigh worked in local and state government in her home state of Wyoming, USA. She is a Fulbright Scholar, a Critical Language Scholar, and holds an MPhil from Emmanuel College at the University of Cambridge, UK.
Foreign and US domestic policy professional with experience in trade, intergovernmental relations, intellectual property, Western European-US relations, UK-US relations, North / South Korea-US relations, nuclear non-proliferation, cybersecurity, and human rights. Language fluency in Spanish and French and basic conversational competency in Korean.
