Join us for a fireside chat with Microsoft's Chief Legal Officer and ACC Global Board Member, Hossein Nowbar! Hossein will share his insights on leading the department's Customer Experience and Policy team and staying on the cutting edge of generative AI. This is one you can't afford to miss!

As the Chief Legal Officer for Microsoft, Hossein leads a multidisciplinary team of legal, government and community affairs, digital crimes, and business operations professionals located in more than 50 national capitals around the world. He oversees all legal support for Microsoft's worldwide research, engineering, and marketing and sales organizations, which support and enable customers in over 100 countries. He is a key participant in advancing Microsoft's public policy priorities around the world, in shaping Microsoft's internal and external approach to earning public trust and adapting to an increasingly complex regulatory environment, and in helping to ensure Microsoft's business is conducted in a trustworthy and compliant manner.

Prior to this role, Hossein served as the General Counsel for Corporate Legal Affairs for two years, leading the teams responsible for Microsoft's intellectual property, litigation, compliance and ethics, competition and market regulation, HR and immigration, finance, M&A, business development, and legal operations functions. As Microsoft's corporate secretary, he oversaw corporate governance and the teams responsible for providing strategic legal counsel to Microsoft's business leaders on a broad range of legal and regulatory issues.

Since joining Microsoft in 1997, Hossein has participated in or led numerous negotiations—including overseeing the legal strategy for Cloud + AI, Open Source, and Standards Counseling—resulting in intellectual property and competition law agreements with competitors and governments around the world.

In and outside of work, Hossein is a strong advocate and leader in diversity and inclusion efforts. He is a member of the Pro Bono Institute's Corporate Pro Bono Advisory Board and the Executive Sponsor of Microsoft's Pro Bono Program, focused on inspiring and empowering Microsoft employees and community partners to create solutions that promote justice for all by providing those in need with access to legal knowledge, resources, and services. In addition, Hossein is a member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity and serves on the Association of Corporate Counsel Global Board of Directors, advising on the growth and strategic priorities of the global bar association.

Hossein Nowbar Chief Legal Officer Microsoft
Moderator: Pia Biswas Principal Corporate Counsel Microsoft