JP de Vries

Visiting Scholar at ATLAS Institute at CU Boulder
Greater Seattle Area

JP de Vries is a visiting scholar at the ATLAS Institute at CU Boulder and distinguished advisor at the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, & Entrepreneurship. He previously held senior roles at Microsoft, Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP, the Annenberg Center for Communication at USC, and the Economic Policy Research Center at the University of Washington, with expertise in digital technology and its intersection with mythology.

  • ATLAS Institute at CU Boulder Visiting Scholar 2025–present, Scholar in Residence 2021–2025 · current
  • Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, & Entrepreneurship Distinguished Advisor 2019–present, Executive Fellow 2017–2019, Co-director, Spectrum Policy Initiative 2010–2021, Senior Fellow 2006–2016 · current
  • Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC), University of Washington Research Fellow 2007–2011 · past
  • Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP Technology Advisor 2006–2009 · past
  • Annenberg Center for Communication at USC Senior Fellow 2005–2007 · past
  • Microsoft Sr. Director, Advanced Strategy and Policy 1999–2005, Sr. Director 1993–2005 · past

Education

  • University of Oxford D Phil, Theoretical Physics · 1983–1987
  • Stellenbosch University Bachelor of Science (BSc), Theoretical and Mathematical Physics · 1979–1982

Organizations

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  • ATLAS Institute at CU Boulder Visiting Scholar 2025–present, Scholar in Residence 2021–2025 · current
  • Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, & Entrepreneurship Distinguished Advisor 2019–present, Executive Fellow 2017–2019, Co-director, Spectrum Policy Initiative 2010–2021, Senior Fellow 2006–2016 · current
  • Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC), University of Washington Research Fellow 2007–2011 · past

Education

  • University of Oxford D Phil, Theoretical Physics · 1983–1987
  • Stellenbosch University Bachelor of Science (BSc), Theoretical and Mathematical Physics · 1979–1982

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