Simon Hartley Business of emerging tech, cyber, mobility, and quantum augmented with AI

Simon Hartley - Business Development (BD) and Go-To-Market (GTM)

At IBM Consulting, I am a leader in cybersecurity transformation and GTM for national critical infrastructure clients. AI-driven security and post-quantum cryptography (PQC) readiness are key focus areas. I take new cybersecurity capabilities from pilot and proof-of-concept (PoC) to enterprise scale.
  • Net-new BD and GTM, direct and channel sales, multimillion-dollar pipeline growth, and net-new logo acquisition
  • Partner and ecosystem development, strategic alliances, channel, integrator, and reseller networks
  • Executive and board advisory, product management for SaaS and platform launches in early and highly regulated markets
  • PQC and quantum-safe migration
  • AI automation, augmentation, agentic security, frontier AI, and autonomous SOC operations
  • Critical infrastructure security in IC, DoD, federal, financial, energy, telco, and auto/manufacturing
  • Standards and frameworks, NIST CSF, 800-53, CNSA, NERC CIP, IEC 62443, and ISO 21434
15+ year record of net-new logo acquisition, multimillion-dollar pipeline growth, and partner-ecosystem building across startups and Fortune 100 companies, complemented by product launches and executive advisory. CISSP and Purdue doctoral candidate in cybersecurity, published author, and public speaker.

Knowledge, inspiration, and enthusiasm --

Public speaker

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Published author
“I have been captivated by innovation since first setting eyes on a computer. I love adding value to businesses with technology, communication, and teamwork. My strengths are problem solving, analysis, and constant learning in the highly dynamic markets around emerging technologies."
Cybersecurity for Commercial Vehicles. Cybersecurity for Entrepreneurs Simon Hartley Top 10 Thought Leaderr

Industry certifications
Member of InfraGard - a partnership between the FBI and members of the private sector for the protection of US Critical Infrastructure, CISSP, PMP, CIPP, CISM, CEH, and CCISO.

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The "Friction Triad" of new cybersecurity technology adoption (Hartley, 2026)
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My goal is to make the world a better place, to add value to people, organizations, and society. There are 1,000s of distantly related Hartleys across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. The generic family shield shown below represents an ethic of contribution, building value, and moving forward.

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