Shayda S. Schule is a graduate of the George Washington University (BS 2015) and Georgetown University Law Center (JD 2020).
Prior to and while attending law school, Shayda prosecuted patent applications in the electrical engineering space as a technical specialist and patent agent at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP. In 2022, Shayda joined Microsoft as Corporate Counsel, counseling clients within Microsoft's Cloud & AI engineering teams. There, she focuses on patent portfolio development, IP counseling, and strategic partnerships.