In this episode of Tesseract Talks, host Marko Rukavina interviews Bill Genovese, an internationally respected CIO and CTO with a diverse career spanning over three decades. Bill shares his journey through various leadership roles in major tech companies and discusses the transformative potential of quantum computing and the importance of post-quantum cryptography. He emphasizes the need for businesses to prepare for the upcoming changes in encryption technology and highlights the innovative projects he is currently leading at Kyndryl.
Takeaways
- Bill Genovese has a rich career spanning multiple continents and industries.
- His early work in financial services involved automating manual processes.
- He played a key role in developing software that saved Wachovia Bank $5.1 billion.
- Bill transitioned from consulting to major tech firms like IBM and Huawei.
- Quantum computing has the potential to revolutionize optimization problems across industries.
- He emphasizes the importance of post-quantum cryptography due to vulnerabilities in current encryption methods.
- Bill leads a quantum tiger team at Kyndryl focused on quantum-safe assessments.
- The industry is facing a significant challenge with the transition to post-quantum encryption.