As Pearson’s Senior IP Counsel, Karl manages all legal affairs for Pearson's product development, artificial intelligence, R&D teams, and eCommerce teams. Also responsible for advising Pearson’s global business, technology, and product leadership regarding strategy, policy, protection, enforcement, and process relating to patents, trade secrets, open source compliance, and standards-setting activity. Manages Pearson’s international patent portfolio to ensure effective protection and alignment with business strategy. Develops and implements effective open source and trade secret practices. Provides guidance regarding defensive litigation, enforcement, and licensing matters, as well as support global technology transactions, partnerships, and M&A activity. Member of Pearson's global data privacy governance team.