Ms. Israel serves as a policy advisor to the Director and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). She oversees the USPTO’s domestic and international IP policy activities; education and training, through the Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA); global advocacy, through the IP Attaché Program; and economic analysis, through the Office of the Chief Economist. Ms. Israel received her law degree and Masters of Business Administration from Emory University. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.