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Barry Liddy

Partner | AI Assurance Lead

Barry is a Partner at Deloitte Netherlands, where he leads the AI Assurance team.

He is a recognised subject matter expert in AI regulation, including the EU AI Act, with a proven track record guiding organisations across industries to strengthen AI governance and control frameworks in line with industry best practice and regulators’ expectations.

Barry’s expertise extends to advanced AI, including Generative and Agentic models. He supports firms in safely adopting these transformative technologies and managing the unique risks of complex foundation models across development, validation, deployment and monitoring.

Barry specialises in making AI models and controls “fit for audit”. He helps organisations define testable requirements, establish evidence pipelines and produce concise auditready artefacts to demonstrate compliance and readiness for scrutiny.

He leads complex regulatory audits of AIdriven systems under frameworks such as the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, providing independent assurance of algorithmic compliance and helping clients build trust with regulators and stakeholders.