NaThanya Ferguson

NaThanya Ferguson serves as the manager of the USPTO’s Office of Innovation Outreach (OIO) and leads the development and delivery of USPTO’s national outreach programs tailored to inspire, educate, and empower underserved and underresourced independent inventors, small businesses, and entrepreneurs. Under Ms. Ferguson’s leadership, the OIO team works collaboratively with federal government agencies and national organizations to increase the awareness of the importance of intellectual property protection and provide access to key resources to assist innovators with using their intellectual property to reach their full potential.

Ms. Ferguson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business and management from Johns Hopkins University.