Mike Jackson

At Microsoft, Mike is the global D&I chair and lead for the company’s Corporate, Legal External Affairs (CELA) department, responsible for setting their global fiscal year strategy as it relates to workplace diversity & inclusion. He also leads a cross functional team which manages all the department’s D&I activities and aims (including the activities of the LGBT+ employee network). Mike currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National LGBT+ Bar Association where he is a member of the Finance and Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committees. As a Board member of the Bar, he is focused on driving visibility and support of issues impacting the LGBT+ community across the United States. Additionally, Mike was recently named as a member of the MCCA Next Gen-Advisory Board which also focuses on driving diversity and inclusion of underrepresented groups in the legal profession, including LGBT+ persons.