IP Commission Members

Co-Chair

Dennis C. Blair
Knott Professor of the Practice at the University of North Carolina, former commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, and former U.S. director of national intelligence

Co-Chair Emeritus

Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.
Former ambassador of the United States to Russia, China, and Singapore, governor of the State of Utah, and deputy U.S. trade representative

Charles W. Boustany, Jr.
Counselor at The National Bureau of Asian Research, former U.S. Representative from the State of Louisiana

William J. Lynn III
CEO of Leonardo DRS

Deborah Wince-Smith
President and CEO of the Council on Competitiveness

Michael K. Young
President emeritus of Texas A&M University, professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Administration at Texas A&M University

About the IP Commission

The Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property is an independent and bipartisan initiative of leading Americans from the private sector, public service in national security and foreign affairs, academe, and politics. Richard J. Ellings is executive director of the IP Commission and Roy Kamphausen is deputy director. Learn more and read IP Commission reports and recommendations.