Professor Albert H. Kritzer is the Executive Secretary of the Institute of International Commercial Law and co-editor of the CISGW3 Electronic Library on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and International Contract Law. A member of the New York State Bar since 1952, Professor Kritzer practiced law with Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine and progressed from there to the General Electric Company where he served as GE's International Sales Counsel. He has published a five-volume text on international contracting, the International Contract Manual. He is a recipient of the Special Achievement Award for Distinction in International Law and Affairs of the New York State Bar Association,

For further data on his contributions to the world trade community, see Camilla Andersen & Ulrich Schroeter, eds. Sharing International Commercial Law across National Boundaries: Festschrift for Albert H. Kritzer on the Occasion of his Eightieth Birthday, Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishers (2008).