We build quantum applications

Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson

Co-Founder & CEO
MBA (UPenn, Wharton) BS (US Air Force Academy)

Matt leads QC Ware’s business and he serves on the QED-C governing board. Matt was a captain in the Air Force and subsequently worked in finance, becoming a managing director in private equity at Apollo Management. Matt swam the English Channel and remains an avid but mediocre swimmer.

KJ Sham

KJ Sham

Co-Founder & COO
MBA, PhD (Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota), M.Eng (EECS, MIT)

KJ oversees the day-to-day operations and manages all three business units (Quantum Services, Q2B, and Promethium), while driving cross-team alignment to execute strategic initiatives. Previously co-founded and exited multiple startups, leading teams from concept to commercialization in medical devices and high-tech consumer products.

John Hynes

John Hynes

President and CFO
MBA (Finance, The Wharton School), BA (Economics, Dartmouth College)

John is responsible for overseeing all finance functions, including fundraising, treasury, and strategy.

Michael McGlone

Michael McGlone

Board Member
MBA (International Banking & Finance), BBA (Accounting, Minor in Communications)

Michael is a Board Member at QC Ware with more than two decades of venture and private investing experience. He has served on over 25 boards and led direct and fund investments across fintech and enterprise software. He was part of the co‑founding team and served on the boards of three industry‑defining platforms: FXSpotStream, where he helped architect a global multi‑dealer aggregation platform from blueprint to scale; Visible Alpha, where he helped build and expand research‑data infrastructure through an institutional S&P Global exit; and DirectBooks, where he helped create a platform modernizing primary‑market workflows for global financial institutions. Earlier in his career, Michael held roles at JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley and has extensive experience supporting founders on M&A, strategic planning, and partnership development. Based in New York, Michael enjoys swimming, golf, and racquet sports.

Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson

Co-Founder & CEO
MBA (UPenn, Wharton) BS (US Air Force Academy)

Matt leads QC Ware’s business and he serves on the QED-C governing board. Matt was a captain in the Air Force and subsequently worked in finance, becoming a managing director in private equity at Apollo Management. Matt swam the English Channel and remains an avid but mediocre swimmer.

John Hynes

John Hynes

President and CFO
MBA (Finance, The Wharton School), BA (Economics, Dartmouth College)

John is responsible for overseeing all finance functions, including fundraising, treasury, and strategy.

Michael McGlone

Michael McGlone

Board Member
MBA (International Banking & Finance), BBA (Accounting, Minor in Communications)

Michael is a Board Member at QC Ware with more than two decades of venture and private investing experience. He has served on over 25 boards and led direct and fund investments across fintech and enterprise software. He was part of the co‑founding team and served on the boards of three industry‑defining platforms: FXSpotStream, where he helped architect a global multi‑dealer aggregation platform from blueprint to scale; Visible Alpha, where he helped build and expand research‑data infrastructure through an institutional S&P Global exit; and DirectBooks, where he helped create a platform modernizing primary‑market workflows for global financial institutions. Earlier in his career, Michael held roles at JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley and has extensive experience supporting founders on M&A, strategic planning, and partnership development. Based in New York, Michael enjoys swimming, golf, and racquet sports.

Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson

Co-Founder & CEO
MBA (UPenn, Wharton) BS (US Air Force Academy)

Matt leads QC Ware’s business and he serves on the QED-C governing board. Matt was a captain in the Air Force and subsequently worked in finance, becoming a managing director in private equity at Apollo Management. Matt swam the English Channel and remains an avid but mediocre swimmer.

KJ Sham

KJ Sham

Co-Founder & COO
MBA, PhD (Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota), M.Eng (EECS, MIT)

KJ oversees the day-to-day operations and manages all three business units (Quantum Services, Q2B, and Promethium), while driving cross-team alignment to execute strategic initiatives. Previously co-founded and exited multiple startups, leading teams from concept to commercialization in medical devices and high-tech consumer products.

John Hynes

John Hynes

President and CFO
MBA (Finance, The Wharton School), BA (Economics, Dartmouth College)

John is responsible for overseeing all finance functions, including fundraising, treasury, and strategy.

Advisors

Daniel Cheney

Daniel Cheney

Advisor

Dan has over 35 years experience in experimental and computational drug discover, first with Rhone-Poulenc Rorer (now Sanofi) and beginning in 1998, with Bristol Myers Squibb. Among his areas of expertise are molecular structure and recognition, and physics-based approaches to predictive molecular design.

Peter McMahon

Peter McMahon

Advisor

Peter is an Advisor to QC Ware, focusing on the evolving quantum hardware landscape and evaluating opportunities for quantum advantage. He is an Associate Professor at Cornell University, where he leads a research group exploring unconventional computing across classical and quantum systems.

Adam Bouland

Adam Bouland

Advisor

Adam is an Advisor for Quantum Algorithms at QC Ware, providing guidance and expertise to the quantum algorithms team. He is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, where his research focuses on quantum computing theory.