Stephen MacKenzie is Chief Counsel at Koch Companies Public Sector, which is the Legal, Government, and Public Affairs division for Koch Industries, Inc. based in Wichita, Kansas. In this position, he serves as lead counsel for several of Koch’s emerging businesses in the software, robotic actuation, and industrial analytics space. In addition, Steve acts as lead IP M&A counsel for Koch’s early-stage investment division, Koch Disruptive Technologies. Prior to his Chief Counsel role, he served in various capacities as intellectual property counsel for a number of the Koch Industries’ companies. Prior to joining Koch, Steve worked in private practice as a patent litigation attorney in Wilmington, Delaware. Before attending law school, Steve was an Applications Engineer at W.L. Gore & Associates in their Fuel Cell group. He received his J.D. from the University of New Hampshire School of Law in 2005, and his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware in 1999.