Learn more about the USPTO leadership by reading members' biographies.
Joseph Matal
In his role performing the function and duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office…
Anthony P. Scardino
Anthony (Tony) Scardino is currently the Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and Acting Deputy Director for the United States Patent and Trademark…
Brendan McCommas
Brendan McCommas is the Acting Chief of Staff for the United States Patent and Trademark Office. As the Director’s principal advisor, the Chief of Staff helps coordinate a $3.2B budget, in support of the bureau’s 12,000 employees to execute the daily operations, policies, priorities, and global communications of the President’s intellectual property agenda.
Drew Hirshfeld
Drew Hirshfeld is Commissioner for Patents for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He was appointed to this position in July 2015. As Commissioner for Patents, Mr.…
Mary Boney Denison
Mary Boney Denison is the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Commissioner for Trademarks. Ms. Denison oversees all aspects of the USPTO’s Trademarks…
Shira Perlmutter
Shira Perlmutter is the Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs at the USPTO. In that position, Ms. Perlmutter serves as a policy advisor to the…
Frederick Steckler
Fred Steckler is the Chief Administrative Officer for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). He is responsible for the delivery of all administrative service…
Paul Rosenthal
Paul Rosenthal is the acting Chief Communications Officer of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). He is responsible for the development and…
Frank Murphy
Frank Murphy has served the federal government for over 30 years in a variety of progressively responsible leadership, managerial, supervisory, and staff financial…
John Owens II
John B Owens, II was appointed Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the USPTO in December, 2008. As the CIO, Mr. Owens is the principal advisor to the USPTO on the…
Sarah Harris
As USPTO's General Counsel, Sarah Harris is the principal legal advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. She…
Bismarck Myrick
Bismarck Myrick became the Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity (formerly: the Office Civil Rights) at the U.S. Patent and Trademark…
David P. Ruschke
David P. Ruschke is Chief Judge for the Patent and Trial Appeal Board (PTAB). He was appointed to the position in May 2016. As Chief Judge, Dr. Ruschke leads the PTAB…
Gerard F. Rogers
Gerard Rogers is the Chief Administrative Trademark Judge of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). He was appointed to the position in November 2010 after serving…
Nathan Kelley
Nathan Kelley became the Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor in November 2013 and was reappointed to that position in May 2016 after…
Dana Colarulli
Dana Colarulli is the Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs and a member of the executive management team at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which he…
John Cabeca
As the Director of the Silicon Valley United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), John Cabeca carries out the strategic direction of the Under Secretary of…
Molly Kocialski
As the Director of the Rocky Mountain Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), since January 2016, Mollybeth (Molly) Kocialski carries out the…
Christal Sheppard
Dr. Christal Sheppard joined the USPTO in 2015 as Director of the Midwest Regional USPTO in Detroit. Prior to joining the USPTO she was an assistant professor of law…
Hope Shimabuku
As the Director of the Texas Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Hope Shimabuku carries out the strategic direction of the Under Secretary of…