James (Jim) Cunningham is currently director, global IP enforcement for Alibaba. Prior to joining Alibaba in December 2016, James was a supervisory special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) where he served as the supervisor of a Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) squad in New York City. While at the FBI, Jim conducted both criminal and counter-terrorism investigations. These investigations included a variety of domestic and international crimes including intellectual property rights violations, counterfeiting, financial crimes, smuggling, fraud, narcotics and weapons trafficking, and terrorist bombings. During his intellectual property rights investigations, he focused on the counterfeiting and diversion of pharmaceuticals and opiates. Jim was also a Special Agent Bomb Technician and on the Hazardous Evidence Response Team. His investigations and training took him overseas on numerous occasions both in support of operations and as an instructor. Prior to his career at the FBI, he was an engineer and procurement manager at an international power company.