We are thrilled to announce that Tom Butta has joined Quantum XChange as Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer. Tom has built a career on recognizing inflection points before they become obvious, and quantum security is that kind of moment. We asked Tom to share why he’s joining us at this critical juncture.
While everyone is watching AI, something far more foundational crept in through the back door: quantum.
I’ve spent my career showing up early to inflection points — not when they were fashionable, but when they were inevitable.
I was early to open source at Red Hat, when most enterprises thought it was reckless.
Early to product lifecycle management, before “digital transformation” had a name.
Early to cloud, to observability, to platforms that didn’t just improve IT — they redefined it.
Each time, the pattern was the same: The market fixated on what was loud. The real disruption happened quietly, at the infrastructure layer.
That’s exactly what’s happening now.
While AI grabs headlines and commands attention, quantum computing has started dismantling the assumptions we’ve all relied on for decades — especially around encryption and trust. The algorithms that protected data for 50 years are living on borrowed time. Attackers already know it.
That’s why I’ve joined Quantum XChange as Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer.
Quantum-resistant security isn’t a science experiment or a someday problem. It’s a NOW problem. And it won’t be solved by ripping and replacing everything or waiting for the “perfect” standard to arrive. It will be solved with architecture — securing the network layer, enabling crypto agility, and strengthening what already exists.
This is the kind of moment I’ve always leaned into: Early. Urgent. Undeniable.
The quantum era didn’t announce itself with a keynote. But it’s here — and it’s going to redefine security, trust, and resilience across every industry.
I’m excited to help Quantum XChange scale this mission and bring post-quantum security out of the shadows and into production.
If history is any guide, the companies that move first will define the next decade. And beyond.
What This Means for Our Mission
Tom’s track record speaks for itself. He builds businesses and helps define categories at moments when the industry is still figuring out what questions to ask. With Tom leading our commercial and marketing strategy, we are accelerating our mission to empower leading government agencies and commercial enterprises to secure sensitive network data from advances in AI and quantum computing.
Welcome to the team, Tom!
