caption birth_name birth_place image_size current_position birth_date spouse image article_title education name occupation
victoria espinel official white house photo victoria angelica espinel richmond , virginia , united states of america 200 president alliance -rrb- and chief executive of bsa -lrb- the software 16 october 1968 john stubbs victoriaespinelphoto.jpg victoria espinel
 georgetown university -lrb- jd , bs -rrb- victoria a. espinel president alliance -rrb- and chief executive of bsa -lrb- the software
victoria espinel

victoria angelica espinel -lrb- born october 16 , 1968 -rrb- is the president and chief executive of the software industry trade group bsa -lrb- the software alliance -rrb- .
prior to this , she was the united states intellectual property enforcement coordinator for the white house , housed in the office of management and budget .
she was appointed to the position by barack obama on september 25 , 2009 , and her appointment was unanimously confirmed by the u.s. senate on december 3 , 2009 .
she stepped down in august 2013 .
espinel was the first person to fill the position .
she was responsible for the development and implementation of the president 's overall strategy for the enforcement of intellectual property .
espinel has been referred to as the `` ip czar '' by numerous media outlets including national journal , and intellectual property watch espinel holds a master of law from the london school of economics -lrb- earned in 1997 -rrb- , a juris doctor from georgetown university law school -lrb- earned in 1992 -rrb- , and a bachelor of science in foreign service from the georgetown university school of foreign service -lrb- earned in 1989 -rrb- .
before joining the office of the u.s. trade representative , espinel was with the law firms of covington & burling in london and washington , d.c. , and sidley austin in new york .
she also served as an advisor to romulus global issues management and is a member of the brain trust of the global innovation forum .
in 2001 , espinel joined the office of the u.s. trade representative as the senior counsel for intellectual property issues .
in 2005 , espinel was asked to serve as the first assistant united states trade representative for intellectual property and innovation at the office of the u.s. trade representative , creating the office of intellectual property and innovation at ustr and serving as the chief u.s. trade negotiator for intellectual property and innovation .
while at ustr , she testified on numerous occasions before the house judiciary committee and the senate committee on homeland security and governmental affairs .
from 2007 to 2009 , espinel was a visiting assistant professor at the george mason university school of law .
her areas of teaching and research were intellectual property and international trade .
while at george mason , she acted as an advisor on intellectual property issues to the staff of the senate judiciary committee , senate finance committee , house judiciary committee and house ways and means committee .
in 2009 , espinel founded bridging the innovation divide , a not-for-profit foundation focused on addressing the `` innovation divide '' and empowering all americans to obtain the full benefit of their creativity and ingenuity .
