USPTO Leadership

Learn more about the USPTO leadership by reading members' biographies.

• Currently Vacant

  Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

• Michelle K. Lee

  Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO

• Margaret A. (Peggy) Focarino

  Commissioner for Patents

• Mary Boney Denison

  Commissioner for Trademarks

• Andrew Byrnes

  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

• Sarah Harris

  General Counsel

• Nathan Kelley

  Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor

• Bismarck Myrick

  Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity