Quantum Quarterback

The Strategist Comparison

In a previous life, I was the quarterback of our high school football team. Transparently my tenure was short as there were much better alternatives within the team. Yet the concepts I learned during that time have lived with me since. And the characteristics of a solid quarterback have genuine comparisons with the quantum world’s relatively new role, the quantum business strategist.

Back in 2021, I began arguing for the need to create and embed the Quantum Business Strategist role within organizations. I wrote that March,

Organizations need to start considering the value of quantum technology and the talent they need to populate their teams. With billions of dollars being invested globally both publicly and privately, industry players racing to new discoveries and solutions, and prospective clients desperately trying to understand the potential for their organizations, never before has there been a greater need for the Quantum Business Strategist.

The Quantum Business Strategist (QBS) represents a fundamentally new way to address quantum technology implementation and evolution within organizations. The quantum ‘quarterback’ (the QBS) leads the discussion between C-Suite and IT leaders in organizations and as an external consultant with client companies. - Brian Lenahan - Medium Article 2021

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