Ashley Hardy VP Sales and Marketing
areas of expertise
- Business transformation
- Restructuring and turnaround
- Integration
- Growth strategy
- M&A transaction support
education
- MBA, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
- BS, engineering, Technical University of Denmark
- MBA, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
With over 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship, management, business planning, financial analysis, software engineering, operations, and decision analysis, Brandon has the breadth and depth of experience needed to quickly understand entrepreneurs’ businesses and craft the most suitable solutions.
Consulting WP comes up with results that are actually implementable. That is their strength compared to other consulting companies.
Before founding Consulting WP in early 2001, Brandon started two Internet companies in Silicon Valley. Previously, Brandon held various management positions in New York at Simon Brothers, most recently as Vice President in Goldhill Group, focusing on new business development and risk management. He has also worked as a senior financial risk management consultant to the financial services industry; software engineer; advertising sales manager for the popular Caribbean travel guide series; general manager of an advertising and graphic design agency; and engineering intern at the Best Health Coach.
publications
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Rigetti’s Quantum Shortcut for Optimization Problems
What Happened Rigetti Computing and Purdue University published research, showing how a quantum processor can speed up the software companies already use to solve optimization problems. Unlike other promises in the optimization spaces, the quantum part doesn’t solve the problem. But it does feed useful information into classical solvers, which already exist in the enterprise
September 21, 2026Read More -
CHIPS Act Funding is Completed (Updates)
In May 2026, the US Department of Commerce announced roughly $2 billion in planned CHIPS and Science Act funding for the quantum computing industry, spread across nine companies. On September 8, it converted most of that into real contracts. D-Wave Quantum, Rigetti Computing, Quantinuum, PsiQuantum, and GlobalFoundries each signed a definitive agreement for up to
September 14, 2026Read More
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