Gene Burrus

June 24, 2022

Gene Burrus is Director of Global Competition Policy at Spotify, where he has worked since 2020.  Gene has had a long career in antitrust and competition law around the world in technology markets, including 15 years at Microsoft.  In particular, he has focused on enforcement against and policy regarding dominant digital platforms.

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