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Natasha Crampton

Natasha Crampton is a lawyer who shapes how Microsoft builds and governs AI. She studied law and information systems at the University of Auckland, joined Microsoft New Zealand as legal counsel in 2011, and became Microsoft’s first Chief Responsible AI Officer when it established the Office of Responsible AI in 2019. Her work includes Microsoft’s Responsible AI Standard, the 2024 collection Global Governance: Goals and Lessons for AI, and service on the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Body on AI. As of October 2026, she is Microsoft’s Chief Responsible AI Officer.

Now at
Microsoft

Timeline

  1. 2011

    Microsoft New Zealand counsel

    She earns a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Information Systems at the University of Auckland, then works at law firms in Australia and New Zealand on copyright, privacy, and internet safety. In May 2011, Microsoft New Zealand appoints her as legal counsel in Auckland, with a planned move to Sydney as part of its regional legal team.

  2. 2019

    Office of Responsible AI

    Microsoft establishes the Office of Responsible AI in 2019. She becomes the company’s first Chief Responsible AI Officer.

  3. 2022

    Microsoft’s Responsible AI Standard

    In June 2022, she publishes Microsoft’s Responsible AI Standard, a framework that gives its teams goals, requirements, and tools to manage risks in AI systems.

  4. October 2023

    UN High-Level Advisory Body

    In October 2023, the UN names her to its High-Level Advisory Body on AI. The body aims to strengthen international AI governance and issue final recommendations by summer 2024.

  5. September 2024

    Global Governance: Goals and Lessons

    Her September 2024 article with Brad Smith introduces an updated edition of Global Governance: Goals and Lessons for AI, a collection of outside perspectives on international institutions and AI governance.

  6. January 2025

    EU AI Act implementation

    In January 2025, she writes about Microsoft’s preparations for key obligations under the EU AI Act, including product changes, customer support, and work with European policymakers on implementation.

  7. May 2026

    US and UK AI evaluation

    In May 2026, she writes about advancing AI evaluation with the US Center for AI Standards and Innovation and the UK AI Security Institute.

  8. As of October 2026

    Chief Responsible AI Officer

    As of October 2026, she is Microsoft’s Chief Responsible AI Officer. She introduces Microsoft’s 2026 Responsible AI Transparency Report, which describes the company’s responsible AI governance, tools, and practices.

Career

  1. Since 2011MicrosoftLegal Counsel, Chief Responsible AI Officer
  2. From 2023United Nations Secretary-General’s High-level Advisory Body on AIMember

Education

  1. University of AucklandBachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce

From the biography.

  1. Through 2025, first appointments to public AI advisory and safety bodies peaked in 2023Includes Natasha Crampton. We estimate when the people shaping AI entered public advisory and safety bodies, which institutions connect them, and where they worked beforehand. Through 2025, first recorded appointments peaked in 2023 at 42 people.
  2. Among employers with 30+ full-time cases, OpenAI leads primary technical role H-1B pay at $310,000, and Amazon, Google and Microsoft file 57% of all casesIncludes Microsoft. Across 440,669 certified US H-1B filings from 44 employers (FY2020–FY2026), OpenAI leads primary technical role base pay at $310,000 and xAI leads overall base pay at $290,000.
  3. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Includes Microsoft. Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI each year from 1955 to 2025, tracing the shift from university labs to companies.
  4. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes Microsoft. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.

Colleagues

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  1. Natasha Crampton appointed legal counsel for Microsoft New Zealand infonews.co.nz. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Natasha Crampton - AI for Good aiforgood.itu.int. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. Seven things to know about Responsible AI ukstories.microsoft.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. Microsoft’s framework for building AI systems responsibly blogs.microsoft.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. UN Secretary-General launches AI Advisory Body on risks, opportunities, and international governance of artificial intelligence india.un.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. Global governance: goals and lessons for AI blogs.microsoft.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  7. Innovating in line with the European Union’s AI Act blogs.microsoft.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  8. Advancing AI evaluation with the Center for AI Standards (US) and Innovation and the AI Security Institute (UK) blogs.microsoft.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  9. 2026 Responsible AI Transparency Report microsoft.com. Checked 20 October 2026.