Jimmy Goodrich joined the Semiconductors Industry Association in 2015, he leads SIA’s global policy team to advance SIA’s international competitiveness, trade, supply chain, and China policy agenda. An expert in Chinese technology and innovation, Goodrich is a member of the Executive Committee for Beijing-based United States Information Technology Office (USITO), representing SIA in his capacity.

Goodrich has a diverse background in Chinese technology policy issues. Previously, he was the Director of China policy at the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) in Washington D.C. Before moving to Washington D.C. in 2012, Goodrich spent a total of seven years working in the tech sector in China, including for Cisco Systems, APCO Worldwide, and USITO.

Rachel Alpert is an international trade and sanctions lawyer who brings a wealth of experience in economic sanctions, export controls, and international legal issues from her seven years in the United States Department of State’s Office of the Legal Adviser. She counsels domestic and international clients on a range of issues, including trade sanctions compliance, supply chain and human rights accountability, and Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, CFIUS, matters.

Alpert supports organizations in the oil and gas, communications, travel, and other industries on legal issues involving export controls and US sanctions laws and regulations under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations. She also advises companies and investors on business human rights and supply chain accountability and on national security reviews of foreign investments in the United States by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

Ezra Hall is the Senior Director of the Aerospace and Defense Business Line at GlobalFoundries, one of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers. In this role, he devises novel and strategic solutions to technical, legal, security, and business challenges in support of U.S. government, national security, and critical infrastructure sector needs. Previously, Ezra worked at IBM Microelectronics where he helped stand up and administer the program responsible for delivering trusted and secure technologies to the U.S. defense and intelligence communities. With nearly thirty years of experience across engineering and business roles, Ezra is a recognized leader in microelectronics supply chain security. Honored as a Master Inventor by IBM and GlobalFoundries, he holds 21 U.S. patents with additional pending, has published award winning papers, and co-founded the National Defense Industry Association Electronics Division where he chairs the Trust and Assurance Subcommittee.

Kevin Wolfe focuses on assisting the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Regulations administered by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), U.S. trade policies and regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). He advises U.S. semiconductor and other high-technology companies regarding compliance with the EAR, including the prohibitions pertaining to activities involving foreign companies on the EAR’s Entity List, Denied Persons List and Unverified List. He also provides advice to companies regarding the applicability of the Treasury Department’s CFIUS regulations to transactions and business plans, particularly with respect to matters involving “critical technologies.” Wolfe serves as the Special Compliance Officer for the U.S. State Department to monitor a multinational company’s compliance with the ITAR and requirements of a consent agreement.