Victória Espinel is the new president and executive director of BSA

BSA The Software Alliance has announced its new president and CEO: Victoria Espinel, with experience in Democratic and Republican administrations, most recently as the first U.S. Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Coordinator, and previously as a senior consultant and assistant in exercise of the United States House of Representatives for Innovation and Intellectual Property.
 
The appointment was celebrated by the association's board president, Pascal Di Fronzo: “Victoria brings an extraordinary wealth of knowledge on important issues at the intersection of trade policy, market access and intellectual property protection.”
 
“I look forward to working closely with BSA member companies to ensure that markets around the world provide the enabling environments necessary for technological innovation to continue to develop. The software industry drives growth and productivity across all sectors of the global economy, and enriches modern life. BSA will continue to be a strong and effective advocate on the issues central to the industry's next phase of growth, as rapid changes in the digital landscape create new policy priorities and opportunities,” said Victoria.