Brad Smith

Microsoft policy / *Tools and Weapons*

Brad Smith serves as President of Microsoft, overseeing legal, corporate, government, and philanthropic affairs. He has steered Microsoft's positions on privacy, cybersecurity, AI regulation, and digital sovereignty across two decades. His 2019 book 'Tools and Weapons', co-written with Carol Ann Browne, frames Big Tech's dual capacity to protect or harm society and calls for international governance frameworks.