The aim of IAM Strategy 250 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists is to identify those individuals
who offer world-class services related to the development and implementation of strategies that
enable IP owners to maximise the value of their rights portfolios.
Because the IAM Strategy 250 list of leading strategists is designed to be used primarily by
senior executives working inside IP-owning organisations, to qualify for inclusion an individual
cannot work for an operating company – that is, a company that creates, licenses-in and/or buys
intellectual property in order to create products and/or services.
To build the final list of individuals, Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine undertakes
an extensive research process. This involves face-to-face and telephone interviews, as well as
email exchanges, with members of the IP professions from around the world.
Please note that no individual can qualify for a listing in the IAM Strategy 250 unless he or she
has been nominated for inclusion by at least three people who work in organisations unrelated to
that of the potential nominee. Even then, this does not guarantee inclusion. Only those
individuals who further research shows to have exceptional skill sets, as well as profound insights
into the development, creation and management of IP value, feature in the IAM Strategy 250.
For this year’s IAM Strategy 250, we decided that the individuals listed in 2009’s publication
would again qualify for inclusion – after all, you are very unlikely to be a world-class strategist
one year and then not be so the next. However, we did review all names and some have been
removed because material circumstances have changed or the individuals concerned were unable
to confirm to us that they continue to operate in the IP strategy space.
There are, however, a number of new names also featured in the 2010 edition. In January of
this year, we invited everyone listed in 2009 to nominate individuals they thought qualified for
consideration as world-class IP strategists because of the level of expertise they possess. We
investigated the claims of all those who received the minimum three nominations; the people
whose experience and qualifications matched our criteria are included in this publication.
We seek to ensure that the IAM Strategy 250 is as accurate as possible. Our aim is to produce the
definitive list of the world’s leading IP strategists. Ultimately, however, what you find within this
publication represents the subjective opinion of the IAM research team. If you disagree with our
opinion, we would like to hear from you – on who should be included and why. Our guarantee is
that we will further research your input extensively, with the aim of improving the list in the future.
All individuals who make the final cut, and who state they wish to be included, are featured in the
IAM Strategy 250 free of charge. Under no circumstances whatsoever is it possible to buy a place in
the publication. However, everyone listed has been offered the opportunity to take out an enhanced
biography entry for a fee. All enhanced biographies have been edited into IAM house style by our
sub-editors – the content of the biographies, though, was supplied by the individuals concerned.