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