Chris Israel
U.S. Coordinator for International Intellectual Property Enforcement
U.S. Department of Commerce
Chris Israel was appointed to head the new Office of International Intellectual Property Enforcement in 2005. In his capacity, Israel works with agencies across the Administration to develop policies to address international intellectual property violations and enforce intellectual property laws overseas. He also heads the international work of the National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council (NIPLECC) and coordinates and supervises international intellectual property protection plans among other agencies.
Israel has served as Deputy Chief of Staff for the Secretary of Commerce since 2004. Prior to that, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy at the Commerce Department. From January 2001 until moving to Commerce, Israel was Deputy Director of International Public Policy for AOL Time Warner, and previously worked as a Senior Public Policy Analyst for Time Warner Inc. beginning in 1997. His experience includes working on high profile policy issues such as the protection of personal data collected on-line, safety of children online and international e-commerce.