Claire Thompson

Following a career in a progressive law firm, specialising in IT, technology and media, Claire changed direction to an inhouse solicitor role within Scottish Enterprise, advising on a breadth of legal matters, and specialising in data protection, Freedom of Information and contract.  Appointed in 2018 as SE’s first Data Protection & Information Governance Officer, she is at the forefront of SE’s compliance with Data Protection law, and actively involved in progressing the organisation’s data strategy.  Claire presently leads on the creation and establishment of a data sharing charter among a number of public sector partners across economic development.

Claire Thompson
Data Protection and Information Governance Officer
  • Organisation
    Scottish Enterprise