Ed Forbes

Ed Forbes is an experienced legal professional specializing in commercial law and data protection, currently serving as Senior Legal Counsel and Data Protection Officer for Vattenfall in the UK, focusing on large-scale renewable energy and infrastructure projects. Prior to this role, Ed Forbes provided interim legal support as Senior Commercial Legal Consultant at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP and served in various senior legal consultant positions for companies such as B&Q and Vodafone through LOD. Ed Forbes has a strong background in data protection and compliance, having worked as a Data Protection Officer for Swiss fintech Lykke, and held advisory roles at Dell EMC and HSBC. Ed Forbes holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B Hons) with German Law from King's College London, and has further qualifications in UK, US, and European Law of Copyright and Associated Rights, as well as Trade Mark Law & Practice.