Robert Holleyman
Robert W. Holleyman II is President & CEO of the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the trade consortium which represents the interests of major software houses in the world, and has been in this role since 1990. In September of 2014 he was confirmed to be the next United States Deputy Trade Representative.
Biography
Holleyman obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and his Juris Doctor at Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
He was judicial clerk for U.S. District Judge Jack M. Gordon in New Orleans, Louisiana and was also an attorney with Houston, Texas-based law firm Margraves, Kennerly & Schueler.
Holleyman was Legislative Director and Assistant to former U.S. Senator Russell B. Long (D-LA) between 1982 and 1986, and Senior Counsel for the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation from 1987 to 1990.
Holleyman joined the BSA as its Chief Executive Officer in 1990, and continues in that capacity.
Deputy United States Trade Representative
On February 26, 2014 President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Holleyman to be the next Deputy United States Trade Representative.[1]
He was confirmed by voice vote to his position on September 18, 2014.
Other
Holleyman has been called up as expert witness on issues affecting the software industry including copyright, trade, and emerging policy concerns resulting from increasing use of the Internet. He was named as one of its "Twenty to Watch" in the computer software industry by Computer Reseller News. He is a regular contributor on the syndicated radio program, "On Computers", and frequently appears on National Public Radio, all the leading networks, public and cable television news programs.
In July 2003, Holleyman was named one of the 50 most influential people in the intellectual property world by the international Managing Intellectual Property magazine.[2]
In addition, Holleyman is the founding president of the Alliance Against CD-ROM Theft (AACT) -- an organization combating the production and distribution of illegal CD-ROMs throughout Asia.
See also
References
- ↑ President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, Office of the Press Secretary, February 26, 2014
- ↑ Managing Intellectual Property magazine website