Martin Harris-Hess

Educated as a lawyer in Germany, Martin 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.

During his time in the Commission, Martin 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, Martin joined the Commission’s Directorate in charge of implementing and enforcing the Digital Services Act (DSA) where he leads, as the Head of Sector, the team on the protection of minors, one of the key enforcement priorities under the DSA.

Before joining the European Commission in 2010, Martin worked as a legal consultant to a major, internationally active telecommunications and digital services provider in London and as a senior legal adviser for the UK’s telecoms, media and broadcasting regulator, Ofc