George Arnold

ISO Vice-President (policy) - USA

has been re-appointed ISO Vice-President (policy) for the 2008-2009 term. He was Chairman of the ANSI Board of Directors in 2003-2005, after having served as Vice-Chairman, and has held several positions as a leader and active member of numerous ANSI committees. From the time that he joined AT&T Bell Laboratories in 1973, Dr. Arnold has held a wide range of technical and managerial assignments in research and development. From 1996 to 2001, he was Vice-President of Standards and Intellectual Property at Lucent Technologies; and then served until 2006 as Senior Advisor to the company’s executive leadership on standards strategy and intellectual property. He is currently Deputy Director, Technology Services at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Dr. Arnold is also President of the IEEE Standards Association 2007-2008. He has been involved in the US-Europe Trans-Atlantic Business Dialogue (TABD). He has an academic background in engineering and applied sciences.