John Frank joined Illumina in 2022 as the company’s Chief Public Affairs Officer. As Illumina’s top leader, adviser, and decision maker on government affairs and public policy matters for the company, John directly advises Illumina’s CEO, Board of Directors, General Counsel, and Executive Leadership Team offering expertise and assessing geopolitical and policy implications of Illumina’s business and strategies.

Before joining Illumina, John spent more than 25 years at Microsoft in numerous leadership positions in Paris, Redmond, WA., Brussels, and most recently New York City. As Vice President of United Nations Affairs, he created Microsoft’s first corporate representation office for the United Nations and international organizations. In this role, John focused on advancing multi-stakeholder solutions towards a more accessible and inclusive digital environment and a healthier planet. Before that he led Microsoft’s European Union Government Affairs program based in Brussels where he focused on the regulatory framework for cloud computing, and he engaged with the Paris Peace Forum and the French Government to propose and launch the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace. In prior roles, he was deeply involved in digital trust and security issues, as well as competition law and compliance matters. Before Microsoft, John practiced law with Skadden Arps and Orrick.

John received his BA in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University in 1981 and his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law in 1985.

John is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and sits on numerous boards including the United States Council for International Business (USCIB) and the Seattle Art Museum, which he previously chaired. He received presidential appointments to the Committee for the Preservation of the White House and the Cultural Property Advisory Committee.