Mr. Brad Smith has been appointed President of Microsoft in 2015 and Vice Chair in 2021. Je joined Microsoft in 1993, first leading the legal and corporate affairs team in Europe. In 2002, he was named Microsoft’s general counsel and spent the following decade leading work to resolve the company’s antitrust controversies with governments around the world and companies across the tech sector. Prior to joining Microsoft, Smith was an associate and then partner at the law firm of Covington and Burling. In addition to his work at Microsoft, Smith is active in several civic organizations and in the broader technology industry. He has served on the Netflix board of directors since 2015 and chairs the board of directors of both Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) and the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship programme.