Prabal Pathak is a Principal PM Architect at Microsoft and a recognized leader in privacy engineering, AI governance, and enterprise data governance. With more than 16 years of experience across technology and financial services, he specializes in building scalable privacy, compliance, and AI governance solutions for complex global organizations.

Prabal is a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and holds multiple industry certifications, including AIGP, CIPM, CIPP/US, and CDPSE. He is also an IEEE Senior Member and an active contributor to the global privacy and AI governance community through speaking engagements, publications, judging panels, and industry collaboration.

He has authored thought leadership articles and research focused on privacy-aware data governance, AI compliance, and operational privacy engineering. His work has been featured through industry conferences and professional forums, including IAPP and RSA Conference-related engagements.

As a judge, Prabal brings a multidisciplinary perspective combining technology innovation, governance strategy, responsible AI, privacy engineering, and real-world implementation experience. He is passionate about evaluating solutions that demonstrate meaningful innovation, scalability, ethical responsibility, and measurable societal impact.