Steven Caltrider

Steve Caltrider serves as Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Officer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, where he advises on the complexities of a global patent landscape, including U.S. and foreign procurement, litigation, and licensing matters. Prior to joining Dana-Farber, Caltrider served as Vice President and General Patent Counsel for Eli Lilly and Company before retiring after 34 years of service. He is the immediate past chair of the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property and is former chair of the United States Public Patent Advisory Committee (PPAC). In each of these roles, Caltrider has consistently demonstrated his dedication to enhancing intellectual property laws in support of innovation—a vital component for tomorrow’s medical breakthroughs, as well as bolstering American prosperity; and to nurturing the next generation of outstanding legal professionals. Caltrider received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University and a law degree, summa cum laude, from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.