Yen Florczak

Yen Florczak is currently Sr. Vice President & Chief Intellectual Property Counsel for 3M Company and President of 3M Innovative Properties Company.  She serves as 3M’s Legal Affairs executive sponsor for its Diversity and Inclusion committee. From 2016 to 2019, she led 3M’s Asia Pacific intellectual property function, headquartered in Shanghai, China.  Ms. Florczak has held various positions of increasing responsibilities in her more than 20 years of experience with 3M.  Before entering the legal profession, she gained experience as an engineer at 3M and at Abbott Laboratories. She received her law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School.  She received Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Minnesota in chemical engineering and in materials science and engineering.