Mark Stewart

Mark Stewart, J.D., is a member of Microsoft’s U.S. Government Affairs National Security team. He focuses primarily on intelligence community matters, particularly the classified cloud and artificial intelligence. Prior to joining Microsoft, Mark served 22 years in the federal government and on Capitol Hill. He most recently served at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as an associate general counsel, achieving the rank of Senior Intelligence Service Officer in 2018. His last assignment at CIA was deputy director of the Office of Congressional Affairs. Mark also served as the general counsel to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from 2017 to 2018. Before joining the CIA, Mark served as an associate general counsel for national security and military affairs in the U.S. Air Force Office of General Counsel at the Pentagon. He also served on active duty as a judge advocate in the U.S. Navy for nearly 8 years and spent a tour in the Navy as an intelligence operations counsel at the National Security Agency, Office of the General Counsel. Mr. Stewart received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, a Master of Arts degree in government from The Johns Hopkins University, an M.P.S. in strategic public relations from The George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of California at Davis.