Stephen Adams is a partner in advisory firm Global Counsel. Based in Brussels, London and Singapore, Global Counsel works with clients to navigate the critical area between business, politics and policymaking. Stephen is Global Counsel’s lead adviser on European policy issues, including on the Digital Single Market, and has established himself as one the leading analysts on the economic, regulatory and political consequences of the UK’s decision to leave the EU.
Stephen has more than a decade of experience in European public policy and regulation. He has advised senior politicians and policymakers in both Brussels and Whitehall including as strategic adviser to the European Trade Commissioner, the President of the ALDE Group in the European Parliament and the UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. He has also been an Executive Director of Goldman Sachs International.