John Frank has been appointed Chief Public Affairs Officer at Illumina. John spent 27 years with Microsoft, most recently as Vice President of United Nations Affairs and International Organizations reporting to Microsoft President, Brad Smith. Prior to that, John led Microsoft’s European Union Government Affairs team and held numerous leadership positions focused on digital trust and security, digital crime, competition law and compliance issues. John began his career at Microsoft as a Senior Attorney in 1994, then led Microsoft’s legal and corporate affairs group for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.