Kim Walker is a partner at the international law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. She is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Department and also serves as the firm’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and Diversity and Inclusion Committee Chair, positions dedicated to the recruitment, retention, professional development and advancement of diverse attorneys at the Firm. Ms. Walker represents Willkie as one of the founding members of the Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals, and is a member of the New York City Bar Association and New YorkState Bar Association Section on Intellectual Property. She is also currently a member of the Advisory Council to the NYS Mentoring Program. She is most proud to serve as a mentor to diverse junior high and high school students and foster youth aging out of care via various programs. In 2019, Ms. Walker was named to the Crain’s New York Business “Notable Women in Law” List, and she was recently shortlisted for Chambers “Minority Lawyer of the Year” and “Outstanding Contribution to Furthering Diversity in the Profession.”Ms. Walker received her B.A. from the University of Virginia and her J.D. from Columbia University School of Law. She joined CASA-NYC’s board of directors in 2023.