As chief technical officer of advanced strategies and policy, Craig Mundie reports to Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates and works with him on developing a comprehensive set of technical, business and policy strategies for Microsoft Corp. Mundie's role includes coordination of aspects of these strategies where their implementation spans multiple Microsoft product groups. Mundie focuses on Internet-scale platform architectures, the definition of consumer computing experiences as part of the Microsoft .NET initiatives, and technical and policy issues surrounding critical infrastructure protection, intellectual property and trustworthy computing.
    Prior to this role, Mundie was senior vice president of Advanced Strategies. Mundie joined Microsoft in 1992 to create and run the Consumer Platforms Division, which he formed to develop the company's non-PC platform and service offerings. These included the Windows CE operating system; the Handheld, Pocket and Auto PCs; and early cellular telephony products. Mundie also started Microsoft's digital TV efforts and acquired and managed the WebTV Networks, Inc., subsidiary.
    As part of his current role, Mundie is involved in policy-related activities encompassing security, privacy, encryption and telecom regulation. He also works with government and business leaders in Washington, D.C., to address these issues. In August 2000, President Clinton named Mundie to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. The committee was formed in 1982 to advise the White House on issues affecting the security of the nation's telecommunications infrastructure.
    Mundie attended the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). He received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and a master's degree in information theory and computer science.