Ed is a non-practising solicitor who was previously a partner at Addleshaw Goddard. Ed now has several non-executive roles, with a particular focus upon the employee-owned business sector. As well as being an independent director of the company which is the trustee of the Oakwood EOT, Ed has two other similar roles. Ed is also a non-executive director of Capital for Colleagues plc, a small, listed company which invests in, and provides finance to, employee-owned businesses. Ed is a trustee of Burdens’ Charitable Foundation, a Manchester-based charity, which has a particular focus of supporting the education of visually impaired children in Burkina Faso.