Last updated on: 3/19/2018 | Author: ProCon.org

Brad Smith, JD Biography

Title:
President and Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft
Position:
None Found to the question "Should the Government Allow Immigrants Who Are Here Illegally to Become US Citizens?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of Mar. 19, 2018

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
    Experts
Individuals with advanced degrees in fields relevant to immigration. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to immigration.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • President and Chief Legal Officer, Microsoft, Sep. 2015-present
  • Board Chair, Kids in Need of Defense (NEED)
  • Chair, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD)
  • Board Chair, Washington State Opportunity Scholarship
  • Member, Board of Directors, Netflix, June 2015-present
  • General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs, Microsoft, July 2002-Sep. 2015
  • Deputy General Counsel, Worldwide Sales Group, Microsoft, Aug. 1996-June 2002
  • Associate General Counsel, Europe, Microsoft, Nov. 1993-Aug. 1996
  • Former Partner, Covington & Burling
  • Former Associate, Covington & Burling
  • Law Clerk, Judge Charles M. Metzner, US Federal Courts, Sep. 1985-July 1986
Education:
  • Attended, International Law and Economics, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Graduate Institute of Geneva, 1984-1985
  • JD, Columbia Law School, 1985
  • AB, summa cum laude, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, 1981
Other:
  • Twitter handle: @BradSmi
Quoted in:
  1. Are DACA and the DREAM Act Good for America?