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
- From Innovation to Impact: Key Takeaways from the 2025 Tech Against Trafficking Summit / November 19, 2025 / BSR Insights+
- Harnessing AI in Sustainability: Emerging Use Cases / September 17, 2025 / Reports
- Protecting Children in the Digital Environment: The Role of Impact Assessments / February 26, 2025 / BSR Insights+
- Child Rights Impact Assessments in Relation to the Digital Environment / January 30, 2025 / Reports
- A Launchpad for Action: Key Tech and Human Trafficking Priorities in 2025 / December 19, 2024 / BSR Insights+
- An Impact-Based Approach to Responsible AI / October 10, 2024 / BSR Insights+
- Responsible and Sustainable AI / June 4, 2024 / Audio
- Building an Effective Supply Chain Data Ecosystem to Prevent Forced Labor / April 24, 2024 / BSR Insights+
- 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 / BSR Insights+
- A Human Rights Impact Assessment of the Tech Coalition’s Lantern Program / November 7, 2023 / BSR Insights+
- 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 / BSR Insights+
- 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 / BSR Insights+
- AI and Human Rights in Retail / April 3, 2023 / Reports
- Tech-Driven Insight to Address Labor Exploitation: TAT Launches Third Accelerator / February 22, 2023 / BSR Insights+
- Tech Against Trafficking: Leveraging Innovation to Tackle Modern Slavery / October 13, 2022 / BSR Insights+
- Delaying Climate Action: The Challenges of Moderating Climate Misinformation on Social Media / July 14, 2022 / BSR Insights+
- Harnessing the Power of Data to Combat Human Trafficking / May 17, 2022 / BSR Insights+
- Human Rights Assessment of the Software-as-a-Service Sector / May 12, 2022 / Reports
- Advancing Human Rights in the SaaS Sector / May 12, 2022 / BSR Insights+
- Applying the UNGPs to Technology: Our Point of View / March 7, 2022 / BSR Insights+
- Accelerating the Use of Technology to Combat Human Trafficking / June 30, 2021 / BSR Insights+
- Five Considerations for Companies Setting up Digital Ethics Advisory Boards / June 21, 2021 / BSR Insights+
- Digital Technology and Data in the Garment Supply Chain during COVID-19 / January 27, 2021 / Reports
- Data and Tech Acceleration in COVID-19: The Human Rights Impact on Vulnerable Garment Workers / January 27, 2021 / BSR Insights+
- Decisions, Decisions, Decisions. / December 15, 2020 / Reports
- COVID-19 and Beyond: Technology, Responsible Decision Making, and Public Health Emergencies / December 15, 2020 / BSR Insights+