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

  Administrator for Policy and External Affairs, Acting

• Patricia M. Richter

  Chief Administrative Officer

• Patrick Ross

  Chief Communications Officer, Acting

• 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