Named a Top 10 Visionary Global Leader for 2026

The Arabian Articles recently named me one of its Top 10 Visionary Global Leaders for 2026, placing me at #9 on a list of 21 leaders the piece frames as redefining success through innovation, adaptability, and responsibility beyond personal achievement. My entry is titled "Driving Growth at the Frontiers of Quantum Innovation."

I want to keep this note short, because the recognition itself doesn't change the work. It's a good signal from outside the room I usually work in, and worth marking, but the job stays the same: helping boards and executive teams turn quantum computing from an abstract threat or opportunity into a decision they can actually approve.

What the piece actually says

The article traces the same background I put on the About page: over 20 years across enterprise software, deeptech, and quantum computing, an MIT xPRO credential in quantum computing fundamentals, and a book, The Quantum Edge, written specifically for boardroom use rather than a technical audience. That last point matters more to me than the ranking itself. If a board can pick up that book, or sit through a strategy session, and walk out with an actual roadmap instead of more uncertainty, the recognition did its job by pointing them there in the first place.

What doesn't change

I'm not going to pretend a list changes the underlying difficulty of the problem boards are facing. Post-quantum migration timelines are still tight, hardware progress is still uneven across use cases, and most organizations still don't have a clear owner for quantum risk. None of that moves because of an article.

What it does do is add one more credible, independent signal for a board or a university partner deciding whether to take a first meeting. That's the honest value of this kind of recognition, and I'd rather say that plainly than dress it up as more than it is.

Thank you to The Arabian Articles for the inclusion, and to everyone I've worked with on the boardroom and classroom side of this over the past few years - this kind of thing is never really about one person.