Dylan Barry is Executive Director of the von Neumann Commission, an independent research commission investigating the prospects for quantum computing and other quantum technologies to act as long-term accelerators or complements to AI.
He is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School, and an Advisor on Quantum Computing and AI for Science & Society at the Aspen Institute. He also works closely with the Quantum Technologies team at the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Innovation and Frontier Technologies.
Since 2020, Dylan has written for The Economist on topics including physics, AI, and neuroscience. Since 2023, he has also served as an editorial consultant to Quantonation Ventures, the world's first and largest venture capital fund dedicated to quantum and other deep-physics technologies, where he authors white papers on trends in the quantum industry. His most recent white paper was edited by Nobel Prize laureate Alain Aspect.
Dylan holds three degrees in physics and economics. Most recently, he graduated with an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship. In August 2026, he will begin a PhD in Strategy at Harvard University.