Chris Israel
U.S. Coordinator for International Intellectual Property Enforcement
Chris Israel was appointed to be the first U.S. Coordinator for International Intellectual Property Enforcement by President Bush on July 22, 2005. As Coordinator, Mr. Israel is responsible for coordinating and leveraging the resources within the federal government to protect U.S. intellectual property at home and abroad. Under the leadership of the White House, the Coordinator's Office leads interagency initiatives such as STOP! (Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy) and the National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council. The combined efforts of agencies across the federal government are extensive, and this coordination strategy allows the U.S. Government to bring even greater focus, energy, and prioritization to IPR enforcement efforts.
Mr. Israel has been part of the Bush Administration since November of 2001 when he joined the Commerce Department as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy. In January of 2004, Mr. Israel became Deputy Chief of Staff to Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans and continued to serve under Secretary Carlos Gutierrez until his recent appointment.
From January 1997 until moving to Commerce, Mr. Israel was a public policy executive at Time Warner where he worked on the protection of personal data collected on-line, management and protection of digital content and international e-commerce. Earlier in his career, he served on Capitol Hill for U.S. Representative Jan Meyers (R-KS) and later with U.S. Representative Todd Tiahrt (R-KS). Mr. Israel received his B.A. from the University of Kansas and an M.B.A. from The George Washington University.
Appearances
- International Dialogue 2006 July 17, 2006
Biography last updated June 2006