I work on commercial PC strategy at HP — portfolio, silicon partnerships, and where computing is heading. Off the clock I read aboutquantum information and build small things. This is where I keep the notes.
Lately: quantum error correction, agentic systems, and the economics of the AI PC.
Recent writing
From Markowitz to QUBO: Teaching Quantum Computing Through Portfolio Optimization
A course at the Chennai Mathematical Institute that started with an ordinary financial optimization problem and arrived at quantum computing only at the end — and what teaching it taught me about sequencing, validation, and when an emerging technology actually changes the game.
The Hidden Architecture of Incubation
What building a technology development center in India taught me about strategy, talent, and execution — and why the hardest part of incubation inside a large company is not inventing the technology, but building the hidden architecture around it.
The Real M&A Value Isn’t in the Deal — It’s in Everything Around It
Value in M&A is rarely created in the transaction itself — it is created before the deal, around the deal, and especially after it closes. Lessons from advising on acquisitions and living through them as an operator.
How I Work
A personal operating manual — the principles I return to on decisions, communication, leadership, conflict, and what I'm still working on.