Olga Baranovska

Global Lead - Trade Sanctions Controls & Screening
Microsoft

Olga Baranovska is a Global Trade Compliance Leader at Microsoft with over a decade of experience leading sanctions and export controls strategy across complex multinational business environments. She specialises in transforming regulatory complexity into scalable, risk-informed compliance frameworks that support business growth while strengthening governance and reducing risk. Olga has extensive practical experience implementing AI and automation within compliance operations, leading initiatives that modernise sanctions screening, enhance risk management, and drive operational efficiency at scale. Her work focuses on bridging emerging technologies with real-world regulatory and business needs, delivering solutions that are both commercially pragmatic and regulator-ready.

Alongside her industry leadership, Olga is engaged in academic research exploring the intersection of AI, technology law, and global regulatory frameworks through her LL.M in International Commercial and Technology Law at The University of Manchester.