{"125201":{"#nid":"125201","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Bankoff Named Chair of International Affairs","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoseph R. Bankoff, president and CEO of the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, has been named chair of The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and Professor of the Practice in Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are especially privileged to have Mr. Bankoff assume leadership of The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at a time when we are shaping a new strategic plan for its future,\u201d said Jacqueline J. Royster, Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. \u201cHis engagement in the Institute\u2019s long-range strategic planning process, his linkages throughout Atlanta and around the world, and his commitment to our trusteeship of the legacy of Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. will enhance and enlarge the school\u2019s momentum in education and research integrating technology and international affairs.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBankoff\u2019s experience ranges across law and policy, economic development, government legislation, fiscal planning and global issues. He has been involved with The Nunn School\u2019s Sam Nunn Bank of America Policy Forum since its inception.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESenator Nunn said, \u201cJoe Bankoff is known and respected in broad and influential circles in Atlanta and Georgia for his integrity, his visionary leadership, his keen intellect, his common sense, his good judgment, and his dedication to civic improvement.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the past six years, Bankoff has led the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.woodruffcenter.org\/\u0022\u003EWoodruff Arts Center\u003C\/a\u003E, one of the nation\u2019s largest performing arts centers. He spearheaded development of a comprehensive strategic plan encompassing the center\u2019s four units, a new governance structure, physical campus, and arts education outreach and has been influential in the growth of Midtown Atlanta. He will retire from Woodruff at the end of May and will begin at Georgia Tech in September.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am flattered and excited to have the opportunity to work with the distinguished faculty and impressive students at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs,\u201d Bankoff said. \u201cI have been privileged to work within Georgia Tech in various volunteer roles for more than a decade. I believe that the Nunn School and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts have the potential to greatly strengthen the capacity of Georgia Tech to provide and produce culturally aware and technically competent leadership in both global technology and policy.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBankoff was a senior partner for many years at King \u0026amp; Spalding LLP, where he founded the firm\u2019s intellectual property practice group. He was a trial lawyer for 25 years working in the arena of technology and communication disputes and contracts and with litigation experience in patent, copyright, trade secret, media and technology-related matters.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring his legal career, Bankoff was continuously recognized as one of Atlanta\u2019s top lawyers, was selected by Chambers USA as a leading lawyer in his practice area, and as one of \u201cThe Best Lawyers in America.\u201d He has served on the Governor\u2019s Telecommunications and Technology Task Force and recently led an Advisory Committee to the Georgia Joint House-Senate Committee on Emerging Communications Technologies drafting legislation that was adopted. As Television Counsel to the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) he negotiated television rights agreements for the 1996 Olympic Games in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Latin and South America.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBankoff received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management from Purdue University. He earned his J.D. from the University of Illinois. In 1992, he was a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law in Munich, Germany.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoseph R. 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