Barry is responsible for all business development at Virgin Galactic, bringing over 25 years of experience in technology and business.  He is also responsible for the development next generation products as well as long-term product roadmap.

Prior to Virgin Galactic, Barry was senior vice president at SpaceX, responsible for all sales and business development at SpaceX. During his tenure, he oversaw the significant expansion of SpaceX’s launch service business base.   This responsibility included all US government and Depart of Defense markets as well as the international commercial markets.

Prior to SpaceX, Barry worked for several key telecom companies, primarily at Qualcomm, in developing mobile communications technologies and products lines. His most recent role at Qualcomm was as Vice President, Wireless Connectivity. In this capacity his responsibilities included product management, marketing, and technical development of mobile telecom module products. He had worked on the development of satellite communication infrastructure and terminals at Qualcomm also.

Barry had also worked with early stage technology companies in executive management roles. This included developing new product lines based on leading edge technologies or maturing operational processes leading to an IPO.  In a prior role, he was Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer for Ethertronics; an advanced RF front end and antenna products company.

Barry holds a BS in business from Arizona State University and an MS in electrical engineering from the University of Arizona.