Sheila Kadura
Chief Innovation Officer and Associate General Counsel
In her dual role, Dr. Sheila Kadura
leads efforts to promote and support research and innovation across the UT System.
advises clients on legal matters involving intellectual property (IP), including patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, sponsored research, clinical trials, and technology commercialization and licensing.
Before coming to UT System, Sheila was a Senior Legal Director at Dell Technologies (Round Rock, Texas), a Senior Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright (Austin, Texas) and a law clerk to the Honorable Arthur J. Gajarsa on the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Washington, D.C.).
Sheila graduated from Texas State University (San Marcos, Texas) with a B.S. in biology and then studied molecular and cellular biology at Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas) where she earned a Ph.D. She then attended The University of Texas School of Law (Austin, Texas) where she earned a J.D., graduated as a Chancellor, and served on the Texas Law Review.
Sheila is active in the IP and innovation communities locally and nationally. She serves on the Executive Board as the Mentorship Chair for the Honorable Lee Yeakel Intellectual Property Inn of Court and as a Chapter Leader for the Texas Chapter of ChIPs, a nonprofit organization focusing on advancing and connecting women in technology, law, and policy. Sheila also chairs the Public Policy Legal Task Force for the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). AUTM named Sheila its 2025 Bayh-Dole Award winner for her efforts to foster and promote intellectual property activities on behalf of the university and non-profit community.
