Ben Martin

Ben Martin is currently serving as an Advisor at Wordsmith AI since September 2024. Prior to this role, Ben held various significant positions in the field of privacy, including Director of Privacy and Senior Privacy Counsel at Trustpilot from October 2021 to July 2025, and Senior Privacy & Product Counsel at King from January 2019 to October 2021. Additionally, Ben co-founded Grove & Co, where duties included Head of Operations from February 2016 to February 2020, and worked as Legal Counsel at OVO Energy from August 2017 to December 2018. Early career experience includes roles as an Associate and Trainee Solicitor at Osborne Clarke from August 2014 to August 2017. Educational qualifications include a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) credential from the International Association of Privacy Professionals in 2019, a Legal Practice Course from BPP Law School in 2014, a Graduate Diploma in Law from the University of Law, Bristol in 2013, and a First Class Honours BSc degree from the University of Bristol in 2012.