Dave Leichtman is the Director of Corporate Civic Responsibility at Microsoft. As part of the company’s Democracy Forward program, he runs civic engagement efforts and works with elections officials worldwide to address tech and security needs. Dave also leads the company’s internal US and international election strategy.

Previously, Dave held leadership roles at several progressive tech firms. He served as a Vice-chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia and is now a statewide representative to the DNC.

Dave holds a B.S. in Physics and Computer Science from William & Mary and an M.S. in Particle Physics from University of Washington.