Jerry Ma announced on LinkedIn Tuesday that he is stepping down as chief artificial intelligence officer and director of emerging technology at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The executive leaves USPTO after four and a half years serving in the dual role. He is set to return to the private sector.
Who Is Jerry Ma?
Before becoming the first ever CAIO and director of emerging technology at USPTO, Ma briefly served as policy adviser and economist to the assistant attorney general for antitrust under the Department of Justice. He provided insights on technical, economic and policy direction, resulting in the division’s approach to AI and digital platforms.
Ma worked at Hummingbird, overseeing technology initiatives for financial regulatory compliance. He also spent a year at Meta as a staff research engineer and engineering manager of Facebook AI Research. Before that, Ma spent two years at Harvard University as a course assistant and teaching fellow.
The executive was a machine learning engineer at Quora for a year. He served as the technical leader for the machine learning group. Ma completed several internships, including stints at Hudson River Trading, Two Sigma, D. E. Shaw Research and Palantir Technologies.
“It has been deeply rewarding to serve under three administrations, all of which have recognized AI as a national priority,” stated Ma. “The current administration will likely preside over the most consequential period thus far in AI’s history,” he added.
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