Jerry serves as Director of Emerging Technology and Chief AI Officer at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In this role, Jerry provides strategic and technical leadership toward ensuring that the USPTO deploys innovative technologies in service of innovators, and that the USPTO adopts forward-thinking policies to support new domains of invention and creativity. In 2023, Jerry was detailed as Policy Advisor and Economist to the Office of the Assistant Attorney General in the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, providing leadership on policy and enforcement matters at the heart of America’s technology sector. Jerry’s scientific research has been published at numerous leading AI & computer security venues, and he has taught computer science & mathematics in undergraduate, graduate, and professional settings across multiple institutions. Jerry holds an A.B. in Economics and the Classics from Harvard University, and he is admitted to practice before the USPTO.