Declan Barry is the founder of ExportExplore, an economic development consultancy specialising in innovative strategies for job creation and trade promotion.

Declan has represented Northern Ireland in London and Brussels and worked with multiple US states in Europe.

He holds a degree in International Marketing and a master’s in Executive Leadership from Ulster University. Currently, he serves as the Authorised Trade and Investment Representative for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the UK and Ireland as well as the Swiss Canton of Neuchâtel.

Declan is a dedicated to community growth via the sport of boxing and sitting on the board of Antrim Enterprise Agency.