Robert Bryan

Science and Technology.

Equity Partner and Head of BPE’s Science and Technology team. Rob is a commercial contract and corporate governance lawyer, specialising in advising public funded STEM organisations, including learned societies like the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Open Data Institute, and universities. He has advised Innovate UK (formerly Technology Strategy Board) for the last 10 years. Rob is also known for his work in advising both senior executives and companies on the termination of employment contracts.Rob is a qualified Chartered Company Secretary as well as Solicitor and is a Non-Executive Director of several high-profile STEM organisations.In early 2019 he led a major project that considered the practical use of “data trusts”, which resulted in the publication of a report,  as a novel legal construct for encouraging ethical data sharing and transparent governance procedures whilst also ensuring privacy.

College of LawUniversity of Newcastle upon Tyne