Updated
Updated · PR Newswire · Jul 22
Quantum Computing Inc. Names Susan Hunt CRO, Shifts Pouya Dianat to New CPO Role After $2 Billion Deals
Updated
Updated · PR Newswire · Jul 22

Quantum Computing Inc. Names Susan Hunt CRO, Shifts Pouya Dianat to New CPO Role After $2 Billion Deals

2 articles · Updated · PR Newswire · Jul 22

Summary

  • Quantum Computing Inc. appointed Susan Hunt as chief revenue officer and moved former CRO Pouya Dianat into a newly created chief product officer post as it reshapes leadership for its next growth phase.
  • 30 years of technology sales experience and more than $2 billion in enterprise agreements are central to Hunt’s hire, with QCi tasking her to run global revenue strategy, sales, partnerships and customer success.
  • The new CPO role gives Dianat control of product vision, strategy and commercialization, linking QCi’s quantum, photonics and semiconductor technologies more directly to customer demand in commercial and government markets.
  • CEO Yuping Huang said the changes are meant to support broader deployment of QCi’s room-temperature, low-power systems as the company pushes commercialization across markets including AI, cybersecurity, aerospace and defense.

Insights

With a new sales chief, can Quantum Computing Inc. turn its $1.8B valuation into real revenue before the quantum hype fades?
As the US mandates quantum-safe tech, can QCi’s new team capture the multi-billion dollar federal market before its rivals?