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Before joining the European Commission in 2010, Martin Harris Hess worked as a legal consultant to a major, internationally active telecommunications operator in London and as a senior legal adviser for the UK’s telecoms, media and broadcasting regulator, Ofcom.
During his time in the Commission, Mr Harris Hess has been advising on many matters linked with the Digital Single Market, both from a regulatory as well as a policy development side, including on telecommunications regulation, the digital transformation of Europe’s industry, the Artificial Intelligence Act, and the Commission’s Digital and Data Strategies. Most recently, Mr Harris Hess joined the Commission’s Directorate in charge of implementing and enforcing the Digital Services Act (DSA) where he leads the team on the protection of minors, one of the key enforcement priorities under the DSA.
Educated as a lawyer in Germany, Mr Harris Hess gained a Master Degree in EU law and European business regulation from the University of Oxford before starting his career in the media, digital and telecoms sectors.
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