Biographies

Natasha Crampton leads Microsoft’s Office of Responsible AI, as the company’s first Chief Responsible AI Officer since 2019.  The Office of Responsible AI puts Microsoft’s AI principles into practice by defining, enabling, and governing the company’s approach to responsible AI.  The Office of Responsible AI also collaborates with stakeholders within and outside the company to shape new laws, norms, and standards to help ensure that the promise of AI technology is realized for the benefit of all.

Natasha is a member of the UN AI Advisory Body, bringing together stakeholders from government, industry, civil society, and academia for essential conversations around global AI governance, including how to advance AI responsibly and equitably, while mitigating potential risks. Natsha also served on the expert advisory group for the implementation of UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of AI, an important initiative in engaging broadly around the world to implement AI governance practices with more specificity. In partnership with UNESCO, she sponsored Microsoft’s involvement further by supporting the founding of The Ibero-American Business Council for the Ethics of AI, a collaborative initiative between UNESCO and companies operating in Latin America that are involved in the development or use of artificial intelligence in various sectors and co-chaired by Telefonica.

Prior to this role, Natasha served as lead counsel to the Aether Committee, Microsoft’s advisory committee on responsible AI.  Natasha also spent seven years in Microsoft’s Australian and New Zealand subsidiaries helping Microsoft’s highly regulated customers move to the cloud.

Prior to Microsoft, Natasha worked in law firms in Australia and New Zealand, specializing in copyright, privacy, and internet safety and security issues.  Natasha graduated from the University of Auckland in New Zealand with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Information Systems.