Get to know our leadership team
Dr Shahram Mossayebi (CEO, PhD in Post-Quantum Cryptography) and Dr Patrick Camilleri (VP of Operations, PhD. Eng) co-founded Crypto Quantique. Spotting a huge vulnerability in current IoT chip designs, they invented the world’s first proven quantum-driven secure silicon chip design, called QDID. While this solves one piece of the security puzzle, they noticed that a device is only as secure as it’s weakest point, which led to the creation of QuarkLink, an IoT software platform that helps device manufactures provision, connect and manage their devices with multiple cloud service providers with secures the rest of the supply chain. QuarkLink is an independent product which can be used with any IoT device and not limited to devices with a QDID built in.
Mossayebi and Camilleri’s groundbreaking technology simplifies connectivity for all areas of the supply chain, driving differentiation and value for all segments of the supply chain through taking security seriously. Increasing trust along the supply chain bridges the IoT scaling gap holding back IoT ecosystem innovation.
Research and Product Development
Designing secure silicon systems is a multi-layer engineering challenge. As architectures become more heterogeneous, from constrained IoT to chiplets and Physical AI, trust boundaries shift across memory hierarchies, control paths, packaging, and lifecycle stages.
Security must address evolving cryptographic requirements, including post-quantum transitions, while remaining practical within real power, area, and performance constraints.
Our team brings deep expertise across cryptography, silicon design, firmware, and system software. This multidisciplinary capability allows us to design security IP and lifecycle infrastructure that operate coherently across hardware and software layers.
Crypto Quantique holds multiple patents across silicon and software domains, reflecting ongoing innovation in identity-centric and architecture-aware security technologies.
Industry Awards
Senior Team
Dr Shahram Mossayebi
CEO & Co-Founder
Shahram is a quantum cybersecurity expert, has published several scientific papers on modern cryptosystems and holding a Ph.D. in Post-Quantum Cryptography from Royal Holloway University of London.
Dr Patrick Camilleri
Co-Founder
An ex-Philips semiconductor IC designer experienced in complex parallel computer systems, Patrick has an Electrical Engineering PhD from Germany’s Otto-von-Guericke University.
George McDevitt
CFO
A strategic, commercially and operationally astute CFO with over 25 years in senior finance roles with Oracle, Global Crossing Atex and Bullguard. George brings extensive experience of working at the Board level in UK, European and global organisations.
David Haslam
Head of Software Engineering
David is a technology focussed Head of Software Engineering with over 25 years’ experience in leading-edge software development. He is a strong advocate for agile methodologies and DevOps practices, driving efficiency and collaboration across cross-functional teams. In his previous role his commitment to excellence and forward-thinking approach helped Avalara Inc. develop a massively-scaled, cloud-based solution ahead of an $8.4 Billion exit. He is adept at aligning technology initiatives with business goals, ensuring that the software solutions not only meet the current market demands but are also future-proof and delight the customer.
Ranga Desikachari
Head of IC Engineering
Ranga is an Analog/RF IC Design engineer with over 20 years experience working for multinational semiconductor businesses in the Silicon Valley and the Silicon Fen, as well as in Cambridge & London-based chip design start-ups. He holds a Masters Degree in Electronics and Computer Engineering from Oregon State University(Corvallis, USA) and a Dual M.Sc.(Physics)/B.E. (Electrical &Electronics) degree from BITS Pilani(India).
Chris Jones
Director of Applications
Following a 30-year career in project management and field applications engineering with Cypress Semiconductor, Renesas, and Secure Thingz, Chris joined Crypto Quantique in May 2020. Chris holds a BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Coventry, UK.
Board of Directors
Robert Clyde
Chairman of the Board
Rob Clyde, NACD D.C., CISM is a recognized cybersecurity and technology expert and experienced executive and board director. He current serves as the Chairman of the board of directors of Crypto Quantique, along with this, he serves on the Board of Directors for ISACA (Past Chair) and White Cloud Security (Executive Chair).
Shahram Mossayebi
CEO and Co-Founder
Shahram is a quantum cybersecurity expert, has published several scientific papers on modern cryptosystems and holding a Ph.D. in Post-Quantum Cryptography from Royal Holloway University of London.
John Pearson
Board Member
John is an Investment Director at Parkwalk where he manages a portfolio of investments and sits on the boards of Lumenisity, Cambridge GaN Devices, Flusso and OWidgets. Previously John worked in equity fund management as a Partner at Adelphi Capital LLP and prior to that as Head of Global Capital Goods equity research at Merrill Lynch.
Parkwalk Advisors
Dr Luke Rajah
Board Member
Luke works with BGF, a £2.5bn fund, in support of deep tech companies delivering break-through innovation and impact. He joined BGF’s London office in 2023, with a focus on early-stage deep-tech and life sciences. Prior to BGF, Luke spent 3 years heading up operations and strategy at Wren Therapeutics, a drug discovery company focused on neurodegenerative diseases. Before Wren, he spent several years as an early-stage deep-tech investor at Ombu Group. Luke started his career at the Boston Consulting Group, working on strategy with senior management and boards across the energy and life sciences sectors. He holds a first-class BA and MSci in Natural Sciences (specialising in Physics) and a PhD in Biophysics from the University of Cambridge, where he led a range of projects focused on microfluidics technology.
Paul Lipman
Board Member
Paul is a recognized quantum technology and cybersecurity leader. He currently serves as Chief Revenue Officer at Infleqtion, and previously led multiple cybersecurity companies to successful exit as CEO. Paul holds an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, and a BSc in Physics from the Victoria University of Manchester, England.
Advisors
Jeff Parker
Jeff has 40+ years combined in computing, cryptography and strategy in the RAF and across the security industry. Since 2012, he has consulted in business innovation and cyber security.
Rupert Baines
Rupert is a seasoned start-up entrepreneur and CEO, founding a number of technology companies and successful exits. Most recently he was CEO of UltraSoC, sold to Siemens in 2020.
Prof. Kenny Paterson
Kenny is an IACR Fellow and Professor of Computer Science at ETH Zurich, where he leads the Applied Cryptography Group. His work spans communications protocols, PQC and encrypted databases.
Thomas Tugendhat
MBE, MP
An investor and advisor for founders, Tom’s career spans many years on operations in the Army, journalism in the UK and Middle East, financial consultancy, and more recently, politics.
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James Arroyo
OBE
James was a director at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and for the European FCO office. He’s interested in technology’s impact on society, business and national security.
Prof. Ruediger Schack
A Professor and Head of Mathematics at Royal Holloway University of London, Ruediger’s research interests include quantum information theory, quantum cryptography and quantum Bayesianism.
Why partner with Crypto Quantique?
Our vision
To secure the connected world with zero-trust.
Our mission
To deliver architecture-aware security IP that fits real-world SoC constraints across silicon, firmware, and operational lifecycle.
By combining silicon IP with software and provisioning expertise, we help teams close the hardware–software security gap and design systems that are efficient, adaptable, and verifiably trustworthy.
We are a proud member of the IoT Security Foundation, a UK body that promotes and furthers the potential for IoT device scalability from improved security innovations.
