Edward Bird

Edward Bird is a commercial government affairs and business-to-government leader with over 15 years of experience driving government sales and partnerships across EMEA. Edward has developed more than €750M in public sector sales through strategic stakeholder engagement and advocacy programs. They have led cross-functional international teams in opportunity shaping, lead identification, and bid management. Edward's past roles include Senior Director at Philips, where they focused on developing strategic partnerships and managing a significant sales pipeline, and they previously held positions at organizations such as Grayling and APCO Worldwide. Edward earned a degree from the University of Nottingham between 2004 and 2007.