Lisa Monaco is employed by Microsoft as a director of national policy or a similar role with an annual salary of 40 to 50 million dollars.
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VINCESep 16, 2026
The sources confirm Lisa Monaco works at Microsoft as president of global affairs, a role that leads its global policy work, but none gives her title as 'director of national policy' or reports any salary, so the $40-50 million pay figure is unaddressed.
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What we found
Supports. Multiple sources identify Monaco as Microsoft's president of global affairs, with responsibility for the company's global policy work and government engagement, which partly overlaps the claimed policy role.[3][4][5][6][7]
Context. Reuters and Yahoo coverage from September 2025 report Trump calling for Microsoft to fire Monaco from her role as president of global affairs, confirming her position at that time.[1][8]
Context. No source reports Monaco's compensation, and none uses the title 'director of national policy'; the claim's job title and salary both come only from the post's own unsupported wording.
Context. The fact-check source (PolitiFact) concerns Rep. Nancy Pelosi's salary and does not address Monaco, so it provides no evidence on this claim.[2]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 5 not rated
- 1Trump says Microsoft should fire its global affairs president Lisa Monacoreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Latest Fact-Checks In Wealthpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Lisa Monaco, '97, Joins Microsoft as President of Global ...law.uchicago.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Lisa Monaco • Aspen Security Forumaspensecurityforum.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Digital Sovereignty: What Leaders Need to Know | Lisa ...weforum.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Microsoft calls for responsible AI adoption with room for ...valorinternational.globo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Lisa Monacocerre.eu · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8Meet Lisa Monaco, the 57-year-old Microsoft executive Trump ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
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