Lale works with BSR member companies across industries to incorporate human rights into business operations and strategy. She focuses on the intersection of human rights and technology, and she leads the Tech Against Trafficking collaborative initiative.
Prior to BSR, Lale worked with the Partnership on AI to help build its AI for Social Good strategy. Previously, she held several different marketing roles at Microsoft, where she played a key role in establishing the company's cloud business across Turkey, the Middle East, and Africa.
Lale holds a MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, where she focused on responsible business and social sector leadership. She received a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey.
Insights From Lale Tekişalp
- An Impact-Based Approach to Responsible AI / October 10, 2024 / Blog
- Responsible and Sustainable AI / June 4, 2024 / Audio
- Building an Effective Supply Chain Data Ecosystem to Prevent Forced Labor / April 24, 2024 / Blog
- A Business Guide to Responsible and Sustainable AI / March 27, 2024 / Insights+
- Tech Against Trafficking Summit: Leveraging Technology to Eradicate Forced Labor / December 7, 2023 / Blog
- A Human Rights Impact Assessment of the Tech Coalition’s Lantern Program / November 7, 2023 / Blog
- Tech Coalition Human Rights Impact Assessment of the Lantern Program / November 7, 2023 / Reports
- AI and Human Rights in Healthcare / October 5, 2023 / Reports
- Scaling Anti-Trafficking Efforts Across Sectors Through Collaboration / July 27, 2023 / Blog
- AI and Human Rights in Financial Services / July 20, 2023 / Reports
- AI and Human Rights in Extractives / July 20, 2023 / Reports
- Why Every Business Needs to Think about Responsible AI / April 13, 2023 / Blog
- AI and Human Rights in Retail / April 3, 2023 / Reports
- Tech-Driven Insight to Address Labor Exploitation: TAT Launches Third Accelerator / February 22, 2023 / Blog
- Tech Against Trafficking: Leveraging Innovation to Tackle Modern Slavery / October 13, 2022 / Blog
- Delaying Climate Action: The Challenges of Moderating Climate Misinformation on Social Media / July 14, 2022 / Blog
- Harnessing the Power of Data to Combat Human Trafficking / May 17, 2022 / Blog
- Human Rights Assessment of the Software-as-a-Service Sector / May 12, 2022 / Reports
- Advancing Human Rights in the SaaS Sector / May 12, 2022 / Blog
- Applying the UNGPs to Technology: Our Point of View / March 7, 2022 / Blog
- Accelerating the Use of Technology to Combat Human Trafficking / June 30, 2021 / Blog
- Five Considerations for Companies Setting up Digital Ethics Advisory Boards / June 21, 2021 / Blog
- Data and Tech Acceleration in COVID-19: The Human Rights Impact on Vulnerable Garment Workers / January 27, 2021 / Blog
- Digital Technology and Data in the Garment Supply Chain during COVID-19 / January 27, 2021 / Reports
- Decisions, Decisions, Decisions. / December 15, 2020 / Reports
- COVID-19 and Beyond: Technology, Responsible Decision Making, and Public Health Emergencies / December 15, 2020 / Blog