Ed Black

Ed Black has been President & CEO of the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) since 1995. His overall responsibility for the association includes leading its efforts on a wide range of policy matters relevant to CCIA and its member companies. He specializes in international trade, competition policy and intellectual property matters and has been extensively involved in issues including e-commerce, privacy, security, open standards, federal procurement and telecommunications policy. Mr. Black previously served for nearly a decade as CCIA’s Vice-President and General Counsel. Mr. Black is past Chairman of the State Department’s Advisory Committee on International Communications & Information Policy and past President of the Washington International Trade Association & Foundation and Chairman of the Pro-Trade Group. He serves on the advisory board for the American Antitrust Institute, and has served as a member of various bar and technology policy organizations, including past Chairman of the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s Subcommittee on Export Controls, and the Advisory Board for BNA’s Electronic Information Policy and Law Report. In addition to serving on the Hill as Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for two Members of Congress, Mr. Black served as a senior congressional liaison for several Secretaries of State, including Secretaries Kissinger and Vance, and several Secretaries of Commerce. Mr. Black subsequently practiced law in the private sector, where he represented high-tech companies and associations. Mr. Black regularly testifies before Congress and is a frequent commentator for both national and industry media. He is regularly quoted in publications including the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, San Jose Mercury News, Los Angeles Times and Business Week, and has frequently appeared on television programs such as MSNBC, CNN, Fox, ABC News, The News Hour, and Nightly Business Report and was listed on the Washingtonian’s 2009 and 2011 Tech Titans list. Mr. Black received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Muhlenberg College and his Juris Doctor degree from the American University Washington College of Law, where he won honors in the area of international law.