About the IAPP

David Marcos leads the governance and enablement team within Microsoft's Office of Responsible AI, driving cross-company efforts to institutionalize AI governance, awareness, and training. Prior to his current position, Mr. Marcos led the development of Microsoft's Responsible AI compliance capabilities as part of the Ethics & Society team in Microsoft's Cloud & Artificial Intelligence division. Mr. Marcos was also previously Chief Privacy Officer of Microsoft’s Cloud & Artificial Intelligence division, driving governance and privacy engineering solutions for GDPR. Before employment with Microsoft, Mr. Marcos worked for the National Security Agency, holding a variety of positions, including technical director of the NSA Office of Civil Liberties and Privacy, deputy technical director of the NSA Office of the Director of Compliance, and privacy research lead in the NSA Research Directorate. Mr. Marcos specializes in governance and compliance, focusing on automating responsible AI and privacy in cloud technologies. Mr. Marcos holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Penn State and an M.S. in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University. He is also a Certified Information Privacy Manager and Technologist (CIPM/CIPT). /in/davidjamesmarcos