William Malcolm

William is Executive Director of Regulatory Risk & Innovation at the UK Information Commissioner's Office. He leads the ICO's teams focused on regulatory supervision of AI, technology and innovation across UK business, including technology policy, regulatory sandboxes, industry engagement, and strategic collaboration with the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum.

William has over 25 years of senior executive experience, focusing on legal, policy and regulatory leadership and is a frequent speaker on data protection, privacy and AI issues. Prior to joining the ICO William spent 15 years as a global legal and regulatory leader with a major US tech company as an advisor to senior product and leadership teams on compliance design and data strategy.

William is qualified as a Solicitor in England and Wales and Scotland.