Graduate, School of Law, Virginia University and Lafayette College. Formerly: with Covington & Burling; Special Counsel, Office of Political and Economic Research, Executive Office of President, Itochu Corporation; with Nagashima & Ohno. With Microsoft: 1996-2002, Associate General Counsel, Law and Corporate Affairs, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Peoples' Republic of China including Hong Kong; current responsibilities include providing regulatory counsel to business groups and developing corporate positions on public policy issues. Chairman, Information Technology Industry Council. Member of the Board: Business for Social Responsibility; National Bureau of Asian Research; Kids In Need of Defense. Member: Council on Foreign Relations.