Toni Hickey

With a career spanning government, global law firms, and public companies, Toni has honed her legal skills at the intersection of technology and law. As deputy chief of staff at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, she helped launch the Patents for Humanity initiative to spur innovation that tackles global humanitarian challenges. She later spent nine years at Cummins, serving as Deputy General Counsel and Chief IP Counsel and playing a key role in the spinoff of Atmus Filtration Technologies. Toni is now a Technology General Counsel in Residence at Mayer Brown. She is a graduate of the 2022-23 JOURNEY Fellowship program.