Robert Holleyman
President and Chief Executive Officer, Business Software Alliance
Robert Holleyman is president and chief executive officer of the Business Software Alliance (BSA). Holleyman has headed the alliance since 1990, overseeing BSA operations in more than 85 countries, and ten foreign offices in addition to its headquarters in Washington, DC. He has been active in leading the industry's efforts to expand into emerging markets. Holleyman is widely known for his work on policy-related issues affecting the technology industry including intellectual property laws, cyber security, international trade, and electronic commerce.
Holleyman established BSA's CEO Forum series which brings high tech CEOs to Washington to discuss policy issues with senior political leaders. He has also overseen development of BSA's Global Tech Summit, Chief Technology Officers' Forum, and General Counsel Forum series, which highlight key industry issues and trends around the globe.
Holleyman has been named one of the 50 most influential people in the intellectual property world by the international magazine, Managing Intellectual Property. He was also named by The Washington Post as one of the "key players in the U.S. Government's cybersecurity efforts" for his work on behalf of industry on national cyber security policy. And, Holleyman was designated by a leading computer trade magazine as one of its "Twenty to Watch" in the computer software industry. He has also been named by Tech Counsel magazine as one of the most influential high tech advocates.
Before joining BSA, Holleyman spent eight years serving as counsel in the US Senate and was an attorney with a leading law firm in Houston, Texas. His early legal experience included service as a judicial clerk in the US District Court in New Orleans, Louisiana. Holleyman earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and his Juris Doctor at Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He completed the executive management program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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Biography last updated May 29, 2009