Corporate Board Profile
Tech Score: 80/100
4 mention(s) identify KATHARINE WOLANYK as having software/technology expertise.
Company | Filing Date | Evidence | Reason |
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ACACIA RESEARCH CORP | 2020-04-10 | Ms. Wolanyk’s career spans the business, legal and engineering arenas, with a particular focus in IP. She was named a World’s Leading IP Strategist by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) in 2015 through 2018. Prior to joining Burford, Ms. Wolanyk was President, Chief Legal Officer and a Board member of Soverain Software, an enterprise software company. She also was IP counsel to Terremark Worldwide, Inc., a publicly traded IT solutions firm, General Counsel of Data Return LLC, a managed hosting provider, Senior Vice President of corporate development at Divine, Inc., a publicly traded enterprise software company, a corporate attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP, and a systems engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company. Ms. Wolanyk earned her JD from the University of Chicago Law School, and a BS in engineering from Michigan State University. | Has a BS in engineering and experience as a systems engineer; held roles in enterprise software companies and IT solutions firms, indicating software-related technical skills. |
ACACIA RESEARCH CORP | 2021-04-16 | Ms. Wolanyk’s career spans the business, legal and engineering arenas, with a particular focus in IP. She was named a World’s Leading IP Strategist by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) in 2015 through 2018 and writes and speaks frequently on IP issues. Prior to joining Burford, Ms. Wolanyk was President, Chief Legal Officer and a Board member of Soverain Software, an enterprise software company whose patent portfolio has been licensed extensively in the software and Internet retailing industries. Ms. Wolanyk also was IP counsel to Terremark Worldwide, Inc., a publicly traded IT solutions firm, General Counsel of Data Return LLC, a managed hosting provider, Senior Vice President of corporate development at Divine, Inc., a publicly traded enterprise software company a corporate attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP, and a systems engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company. Ms. Wolanyk earned her JD from the University of Chicago Law School, and a BS in engineering from Michigan State University. | Has a BS in engineering and experience as a systems engineer; worked in IT solutions and enterprise software companies, indicating technical and programming skills. |
ACACIA RESEARCH CORP | 2022-04-20 | Ms. Wolanyk’s career spans the business, legal and engineering arenas, with a particular focus in IP. ... Prior to joining Burford in January 2016, Ms. Wolanyk was President, Chief Legal Officer and a Board member of Soverain Software from June 2003 to December 2015, an enterprise software company ... Previous to Terremark Worldwide, Inc. And Data Return LLC, Ms. Wolanyk was Senior Vice President of corporate development at Divine, Inc., a publicly traded enterprise software company, a corporate attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP, and a systems engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company. Ms. Wolanyk earned her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, and a B.S. in engineering from Michigan State University. | Ms. Wolanyk has a B.S. in engineering, was a systems engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company, and has experience in enterprise software companies, indicating software-related technical skills. |
ACACIA RESEARCH CORP | 2023-04-17 | Ms. Wolanyk earned her JD from the University of Chicago Law School, and a BS in engineering from Michigan State University. She was a systems engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company and held roles at enterprise software companies. | Ms. Wolanyk has a BS in engineering, was a systems engineer, and held technical roles in enterprise software companies, indicating software-related technical skills. |
Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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2020-01-17 | Directors: Katharine Wolanyk |
2020-04-10 | Ms. Wolanyk’s career spans the business, legal and engineering arenas, with a particular focus in IP. She was named a World’s Leading IP Strategist by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) in 2015 through 2018. Prior to joining Burford, Ms. Wolanyk was President, Chief Legal Officer and a Board member of Soverain Software, an enterprise software company. She also was IP counsel to Terremark Worldwide, Inc., a publicly traded IT solutions firm, General Counsel of Data Return LLC, a managed hosting provider, Senior Vice President of corporate development at Divine, Inc., a publicly traded enterprise software company, a corporate attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP, and a systems engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company. Ms. Wolanyk earned her JD from the University of Chicago Law School, and a BS in engineering from Michigan State University. |
2021-04-16 | Ms. Wolanyk’s career spans the business, legal and engineering arenas, with a particular focus in IP. She was named a World’s Leading IP Strategist by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) in 2015 through 2018 and writes and speaks frequently on IP issues. Prior to joining Burford, Ms. Wolanyk was President, Chief Legal Officer and a Board member of Soverain Software, an enterprise software company whose patent portfolio has been licensed extensively in the software and Internet retailing industries. Ms. Wolanyk also was IP counsel to Terremark Worldwide, Inc., a publicly traded IT solutions firm, General Counsel of Data Return LLC, a managed hosting provider, Senior Vice President of corporate development at Divine, Inc., a publicly traded enterprise software company a corporate attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP, and a systems engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company. Ms. Wolanyk earned her JD from the University of Chicago Law School, and a BS in engineering from Michigan State University. |
2022-04-20 | Ms. Wolanyk’s career spans the business, legal and engineering arenas, with a particular focus in IP. ... Prior to joining Burford in January 2016, Ms. Wolanyk was President, Chief Legal Officer and a Board member of Soverain Software from June 2003 to December 2015, an enterprise software company ... Previous to Terremark Worldwide, Inc. And Data Return LLC, Ms. Wolanyk was Senior Vice President of corporate development at Divine, Inc., a publicly traded enterprise software company, a corporate attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP, and a systems engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company. Ms. Wolanyk earned her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, and a B.S. in engineering from Michigan State University. |
2023-04-17 | Ms. Wolanyk earned her JD from the University of Chicago Law School, and a BS in engineering from Michigan State University. She was a systems engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company and held roles at enterprise software companies. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-10-11