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Jordan Gimbel

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Associate General Counsel at Microsoft
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Jordan Gimbel is the Associate General Counsel at Microsoft, where he leads the Open Innovation group. His expertise spans copyright, data matters, and managing legal functions in high-growth tech environments like Twitch and Yahoo. A Pepperdine Law graduate, he was also a Fulbright Scholar at Stockholm University.

Outside of his legal career, Jordan serves on the Board of Advisors for Boatsetter, Americas leading boat rental marketplace, indicating a passion for boating and the marine tech industry. He also engages with students from his alma mater, sharing his career path and knowledge about the tech world.

Unique fact: Jordan was a Fulbright Scholar in Sweden, where he studied IT and European IP law.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Associate General Counsel
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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AI & Copyright
Advocates for balancing access to data for AI development with protecting copyrighted works, emphasizing AI's potential to boost creative industries.
Open Innovation
Manages the Open Innovation group at Microsoft, responsible for the company's global positioning on copyright and data matters.
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Career

Work history

3-2024
Associate General Counsel
Microsoft
2013 - 5-2024
Member of the Board of Advisors
Boatsetter
11-2018 - 3-2024
Interim General Counsel / Deputy General Counsel / Data Protection Officer
Twitch
4-2016 - 11-2018
Associate General Counsel
Twitch
5-2011 - 4-2016
Head of Global Brand Protection, Domains, and Copyright [Senior Director, Legal]
Yahoo!
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Education
2002 - 2003
LLM
Stockholm University
2002 - 2003
LLM
Stockholm University
1998 - 2001
JD
Pepperdine Law
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