John Neuffer has been President and CEO of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) in Washington, DC since 2015. Mr. Neuffer is responsible for leading the association’s public policy agenda and serving as the primary advocate for maintaining U.S. leadership in semiconductor design, manufacturing, and research. Prior to SIA, he served for seven years as SVP for Global Policy at the Information Technology Industry Council. For the previous two years, he was Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), preceded by five years as Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan. For nine years before his government service, he was a Senior Research Fellow and Political Analyst with Mitsui Kaijyo Research Institute in Tokyo, where he was a leading commentator on Japanese politics and policy.
