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Andrew Byrley is a Winter Fellow at GovAI in London. A 16-year veteran of the U.S. Foreign Service and former robotics engineer, he focuses on the practical implementation of AI governance and bridging the gap between high-level policy and technical reality.

Andrew Byrley is a Winter Fellow at GovAI in London, where he researches the implementation of the EU AI Act. He is currently on leave from a 16-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service, where his work spanned technology policy, economic statecraft, and countering authoritarian influence.

Andrew combines his diplomatic experience with a technical background in robotics engineering (MS, Georgia Tech). This dual perspective drives his focus on "policy engineering" — ensuring that governance frameworks are not just theoretically sound but operationally viable. Most recently, he led economic and digital policy at the U.S. Embassy in Riga, Latvia, where he developed strategic communications that positioned economic resilience as central to national security. He has also implemented economic policy in West Africa and served as a technical security engineer.