As Microsoft’s Chief Privacy Officer and Corporate Vice President of Global Privacy, Safety, and Regulatory Affairs, Julie Brill leads the company’s priorities on tech policy, internal governance, and regulatory and legal issues that underpin the world’s digital transformation.

Prior to her role at Microsoft, Brill served as a Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (2010-2016). Brill has also served as a partner and co-chair of privacy and security at the global law firm Hogan Lovells, Senior Deputy Attorney General and Chief of Consumer Protection and Antitrust for the North Carolina Department of Justice, and Assistant Attorney General for Consumer Protection and Antitrust for the State of Vermont.

In addition to her role at Microsoft, Brill is active in civil society, serving as a board member for the Center for Democracy and Technology, the International Association of Privacy Professionals, the IAPP AI Governance Center, and a Governor for The Ditchley Foundation.

Brill graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University and New York University School of Law, where she had a Root-Tilden Scholarship for her commitment to public service.