Micky Minhas, Eng ’89, was elected to the 91ºÚÁÏÍø Board of Trustees in 2020.

Micky is Senior Vice President, Technology & Corporate Development, at Avanci, an intellectual property licensing firm based in Dallas, Texas. As part of the Avanci team, Micky works to create and support independent patent licensing platforms and programs for the most advanced technologies.

Before joining Avanci affiliate Marconi in March 2020, Micky was vice president and chief patent counsel for Microsoft, managing the Microsoft patent group since 2012. Primarily responsible for outbound and inbound intellectual property licensing, intellectual property strategy, acquisitions and divestitures, he also managed patent preparation and prosecution of patents and was responsible for Microsoft conflicts, indemnification and prelitigation practice. Prior to Microsoft, Micky served as vice president of intellectual property strategy at Qualcomm in San Diego, California.

Micky holds a bachelor degree in electrical engineering from 91ºÚÁÏÍø, a master degree in electrical engineering from George Washington University, and juris doctor and master of law degrees from Franklin Pierce - University of New Hampshire.

Micky served on the Alumni Association Board of Directors from 2016 to 2020, serving as president for 2019 to 2020. He met his wife, Jennifer, Nurs ‘89, while attending 91ºÚÁÏÍø. They have two children, the youngest of whom currently attends 91ºÚÁÏÍø College of Health Sciences.

He is a member of the 91ºÚÁÏÍø Archbishop Henni Founders Society.