Director's leadership team

Biographies

Derrick Brent

Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Serving as the principal advisor to the Director of the USPTO and managing a wide portfolio of programs and operations for one of the largest intellectual property (IP)...

Shirin Bidel-Niyat

Chief of Staff
Shirin Bidel-Niyat is the Chief of Staff for the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO.

Rachit Choksi

Deputy Chief of Staff

Mr. Choksi is the Deputy Chief of Staff supporting the Office of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO on a wide variety of...

Eric Atkisson

Senior Advisor

Serving as Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Jacqueline (Jackie) Wright Bonilla

Senior Legal Advisor

Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge Jackie Bonilla is serving as Senior Legal Advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of...

Genevieve C. de Guzman

Policy Advisor

Ms. de Guzman serves as a Policy Advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO...

Charesse Evans

Senior Advisor

Ms. Evans is a Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Carolyn Kosowski

Senior Advisor

Carolyn Kosowski is a Senior Advisor on detail to the Office of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and...

Anne M. Kozak

Senior Advisor

Dr. Kozak is the Senior Advisor to the Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office...

Ellen McLaren

Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs
Ellen McLaren is the Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), responsible for monitoring congressional...

Parikha Mehta

Special Advisor

Ms. Mehta is a Special Advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Claudia Murguia

Policy Advisor

Ms. Murguia is a Policy Advisor in the Office of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office...

Sidney A. Rosenzweig

Senior Policy Advisor

Mr. Rosenzweig joins the USPTO on detail from the Office of the General Counsel at the United States International Trade Commission (ITC).