Episode 93 - Dan Sharpe talks playing baritone saxophone, pivoting in to IP, being DEI Manager, and the difference between a job and a career

The Path & The Practice · Sep 28, 2022 · 1h 10m

This episode features Dan Sharpe. Dan sits in Foley’s Washington, D.C., office and recently joined Foley as Manager of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. In this conversation, Dan reflects on growing-up in Voorhees, NJ, attending Princeton University and University of Virginia School of Law. He discusses spending two years as a Patent Examiner at the US Patent and Trademark Office before law school and subsequently practicing as an intellectual property attorney for a decade before transitioning to a DEI professional. Finally, Dan also provides wonderful insight on the importance of taking…