Simon Phillips ^{Top-Executive}

Technology and product-oriented executive focused on scaling frontier technologies into real-world platforms with enterprise impact.

My work centers on readying emerging technologies — particularly quantum computing and AI — for practical adoption, bridging the gap between advanced research and market-ready products. I operate at the intersection of technology, product, and commercial strategy, ensuring deep-tech innovation translates into measurable business value.

As CTO of a leading quantum computing company, I have helped shape platform strategy, product direction, and deployment models for advanced compute capabilities serving finance, security, and data-intensive industries. This includes early enterprise adoption of quantum and hybrid quantum-AI approaches in latency-sensitive and mission-critical environments.

I have built and scaled technical, product, and commercial teams in capital-intensive deep-tech settings, guiding organizations from research-led beginnings to globally operating businesses. A key part of my leadership approach is developing talent — mentoring researchers and engineers into senior industry and leadership roles and building cross-functional teams capable of delivering complex platforms to market.

My background spans CTO, CFO, and CEO roles, providing a broad perspective on how technology, product, and business strategy align to create durable advantage. I have worked closely with boards, investors, and enterprise partners across multiple substantial financing and growth phases supporting international expansion and platform deployment.

I am particularly motivated by leadership roles where frontier technologies must evolve into dependable, scalable platforms and where thoughtful adoption of advanced computing can create strategic advantage at enterprise or national scale.

Increasingly focused on opportunities to help global organizations leverage quantum and AI as long-term strategic capabilities rather than experimental technologies.