USPTO Leadership
Learn more about the USPTO leadership by reading members' biographies.
David Kappos
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Teresa Stanek Rea
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO
Margaret A. (Peggy) Focarino
Commissioner for Patents
Deborah Cohn
Commissioner for Trademarks
Peter C. Pappas
Chief of Staff
Shira Perlmutter
Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs
Frederick Steckler
Chief Administrative Officer
Todd Elmer
Chief Communications Officer
Anthony P. Scardino
Chief Financial Officer
John Owens II
Chief Information Officer
Bernard Knight
General Counsel
Raymond Chen
Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor
Bismarck Myrick
Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity