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QuSecure Names Brian Cunningham EVP Strategy & Growth


QuSecure Names Brian Cunningham EVP Strategy & Growth
  • by: Business Wire
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  • February 12, 2026

QuSecure, Inc., the market leader in post-quantum cybersecurity and cryptographic agility, today announced the appointment of Brian Cunningham as Executive Vice President (EVP), Strategy and Growth. Cunningham joins at a pivotal time as enterprises and government agencies accelerate transitions to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) amid rising quantum threats and regulatory mandates.

Quick Intel

  • Brian Cunningham appointed EVP Strategy & Growth at QuSecure to lead go-to-market scaling across federal and commercial sectors.
  • Brings nearly 30 years of leadership, including 25+ years as a U.S. Navy SEAL and senior Special Operations officer, plus enterprise technology roles at FoundationaLLM.AI, Solliance, and Cisco.
  • Most recently served as COO of FoundationaLLM.AI, scaling an AI-driven agentic data platform with significant revenue growth.
  • Will focus on building operational systems, strengthening partner ecosystems, and enabling seamless cryptography modernization without disruption.
  • QuSecure leads the market with the most crypto-agility deployments worldwide, serving U.S. Army/Air Force, telecom, energy, finance, and cloud providers.
  • Recent milestones include $28M Series A funding and the release of QuProtect R3, the industry’s first fully integrated, production-ready PQC platform.

Bringing Operational Rigor to Quantum-Resilient Security

Cunningham’s career spans high-stakes military leadership and enterprise technology scaling. As Commanding Officer of SEAL Team ONE, Deputy Commander of U.S. AFRICOM Joint Task Force, and Director of Strategy for Naval Special Warfare, he led complex operations in demanding environments. In the private sector, he drove strategy, market expansion, and partner ecosystems at Solliance and FoundationaLLM.AI.

“As organizations move from awareness to action on post-quantum security, execution matters as much as innovation,” said Rebecca Krauthamer, CEO and co-founder of QuSecure. “Brian brings a rare combination of operational discipline, strategic clarity, and credibility across government and enterprise markets. He knows how to build systems that scale under pressure, and that capability is exactly what QuSecure needs as demand for quantum-safe security accelerates.”

“Post-quantum cryptography is no longer a future problem; it’s a present execution challenge,” said Brian Cunningham. “Organizations know they need to modernize cryptography, but many struggle with how to do it safely, at scale, and without breaking critical systems. QuSecure has built the right platform for this moment, and I’m excited to help scale the strategy, partnerships, and operational muscle required to turn PQC readiness into durable advantage for customers.”

Leadership for Market Expansion

Cunningham holds a master’s in Public Policy from Princeton University and a B.S. in International Business Management from Villanova University, with additional graduate studies at Stanford, MIT, Dartmouth Tuck, and UT McCombs.

His appointment strengthens QuSecure’s commercial leadership as demand surges for crypto-agile, quantum-resilient solutions. QuSecure’s QuProtect R3 platform enables seamless integration with existing infrastructure—no rip-and-replace—delivering cryptographic inventory, agility, and command capabilities to minimize cost, time, and risk.

About QuSecure

QuSecure is the pioneer of orchestrated cryptographic agility and the creator of QuProtect R3, the first end-to-end cryptographic inventory, crypto agility, and cryptographic command platform. QuSecure enables organizations to identify high-value assets, modernize cryptography without operational disruption, and achieve continuous compliance—all while preparing for the quantum threat.

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