Kurt Van Thomme

Chief Legal Officer

Kurt heads a global team responsible for managing all legal matters across Vylor’s regions.

He previously held the role of deputy general counsel, chief intellectual property and litigation counsel. Kurt advanced the intellectual property strategy for legacy Corteva, led risk assessments, and was responsible for the company’s litigation strategies.

Over the last 15 years, Kurt acted as counsel for legacy Corteva’s commercial business supporting the Pioneer sales organization in North America and the licensing team. Prior to this, Kurt worked in private practice at an intellectual property boutique firm, McKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC, working in IP litigation, patent and trademark prosecution, and IP licensing.

Kurt earned his Juris Doctor degree from Drake University Law School and holds a Bachelor of Science in biology from Drake University in Iowa.