She focuses on legal issues surrounding Microsoft’s release management and servicing of current and legacy Windows operating systems. Prior to joining Microsoft she was an associate in the Patent Procurement practice group at Perkins Coie LLP, where she worked on a wide variety of projects in patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation. Before entering law school she worked as the Director of Strategic Development at a DARPA-funded biodefense start-up. She earned her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, S.M. in Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and her J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law. Find out more at www.linkedin.com/in/annievith.