10 Microsoft legal leaders

Experience: Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Compliance & Ethics · Microsoft

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Compliance & Ethics at Microsoft since 2021. At Microsoft she was also Associate General Counsel - Compliance & Ethics (2019–2021), Antitrust Compliance Officer (2013–2019) and Associate General Counsel (2004–2013 and 1997–2004). Her profile describes providing legal, regulatory, compliance and government affairs guidance to internal business groups globally.

Experience: General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs · Microsoft

Former General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs at Microsoft (2002–2015), and President of Microsoft since 2015. At Microsoft he was also Deputy General Counsel, Worldwide Sales Group (1996–2002) and Associate General Counsel, Europe (1993–1996). His profile says he became vice chairman of Microsoft in 2021.

Experience: Vice President and Deputy General Counsel · Microsoft

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel in Microsoft's legal affairs group, a role listed from 2003, where he leads Microsoft's Intellectual Property Group. He was an Associate Attorney at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (1997–2003) and a Judicial Law Clerk at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (1996–1997).

Experience: Corporate Vice President and General Counsel, Product, Services, and Go-to-Market Legal · Microsoft

Former Corporate Vice President and General Counsel, Product, Services, and Go-to-Market Legal at Microsoft (2025–2026), and Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Cloud AI (2023–2025). He was Deputy General Counsel, U.S. International Trade and Azure at Microsoft (2021–2023) and Deputy United States Trade Representative (2018–2020), and has been Chief Legal Officer at Meta since 2026.

Experience: VP & Deputy General Counsel, Competition Law Group · Microsoft

VP & Deputy General Counsel, Competition Law Group at Microsoft since 2025, leading a competition law team that manages guidance and investigations on global competition law issues. At Microsoft he was also Associate General Counsel, Competition Law Group (2021–2025), Assistant General Counsel (2010–2021) and Senior Attorney -- Antitrust Group (2008–2010).

Experience: Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Cloud AI · Microsoft

Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Cloud AI at Microsoft since 2025, described in his profile as a Cloud + AI and CoreAI legal leader. At Microsoft he was also Vice President, Datacenter Infrastructure Expansion and Hardware (2023–2025), Associate General Counsel, Worldwide Commercial (2018–2023) and Assistant General Counsel, Worldwide Commercial Business & Finance (2015–2018).

Experience: Corporate Vice President DGC · Microsoft

Corporate Vice President DGC at Microsoft since 2021, supporting Microsoft's Chief Marketing Officer and the Marketing and Consumer Business organization and leading a global legal team for product marketing, commercial monetization and licensing, and consumer sales. The profile also lists Deputy General Counsel Marketing and Consumer Business (from 2019) and Assistant General Counsel - Commercial (from 2010) at Microsoft.

Experience: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Customer Security & Trust · Microsoft

Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Customer Security & Trust at Microsoft since 2026, leading the Customer Security & Trust organization across cybersecurity, policy, legal and government affairs teams. He was Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Corporate External and Legal Affairs, Asia (2021–2026) and Associate General Counsel, Corporate External and Legal Affairs, Middle East and Africa (2017–2021) at Microsoft.

Experience: Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Global Trade · Microsoft

Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Global Trade at Microsoft since 2025, leading Microsoft's International Trade Law and Policy practice, which covers export controls, economic sanctions, outbound investment, CFIUS, supply chain rules and customs. She was Deputy General Counsel, International Trade Law and Policy at Microsoft (2023–2025) and Senior Corporate Counsel, Global Trade at Amazon (2012–2019).

Experience: Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel · Microsoft

Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft since 2018, leading the team that provides legal and regulatory support to the Microsoft Experiences and Devices Group, which includes Copilots and Windows. At Microsoft he was also VP Deputy General Counsel (2011–2013), Associate General Counsel (2008–2011) and General Manager Interoperability and Standards (2005–2008).