Constanza M. Vidal Bustamante

Dr. Constanza M. Vidal Bustamante (LinkedIn – X) is a Fellow in the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), where she leads research portfolios on quantum and space technology policy. Her current work investigates the role of quantum technologies in strengthening national and economic security, their capabilities and bottlenecks, and policy solutions to both advance and protect U.S. quantum innovation.

Before joining CNAS, Constanza was a science and technology policy researcher at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, where she authored reports on semiconductor workforce development, digital technology governance, and the domestic and international dynamics shaping the United States’ strategy for technology leadership.

Constanza holds doctoral, master’s, and bachelor’s degrees from Harvard University.