Dempsey, Laurie

Laurie Dempsey is the director of the IPR and e-Commerce Division in the Office of Trade, leading efforts to develop innovative approaches to enforce IPR law at ports of entry and educate and engage stakeholders to deter the importation of illicit goods.  

Ms. Dempsey has over 25 years of international trade experience, including guiding the Client Representatives through multiple ACE deployments, developing trade policy, serving as a subject matter expert for the Automated Commercial Environment, managing quotas and trade agreements, and training foreign governments on CBP regulations and processes.  She began her career as an import specialist in the Los Angeles seaport.

Ms. Dempsey is married with two children, and in her spare time she enjoys running, gardening, and rescuing dogs.