Speaker

Barbara Leen serves as a Senior Corporate Counsel with Microsoft’s U.S. Immigration group.  She provides legal advice to Microsoft’s employees and business teams and provides legal and policy advice on a range of immigration matters.  In addition to her direct legal work, she advocates for legislative and policy reforms to improve the immigration system. Prior to joining Microsoft, Barbara worked at the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Senate Judiciary committee where her work focused on immigration policy, legal operations, and litigation.  She attended the University of Connecticut School of Law and the George Washington University.