John Galinski brings QGEMS a 26-year career spanning regulated operations and technology innovation within the energy, finance and defense industries.  As Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of QGEMS Energy Ltd., John applies his systems-engineering discipline and regulatory expertise to align architecture with secure, high-availability design principles.  John has held multiple C-level positions, including 13 years as a CIO at Bloomberg and 4 years as CEO of CyVolve, leading large-scale information technology operations, transformation programs, and technology innovation.

Shawn Chandler is the Executive Vice President of Innovation & Markets. Shawn applies his 30 years of expertise contributing to QGEMS strategy, product development, industry partnerships and client relationships. Shawn is a frequent contributor to industry thought leadership and currently serves as the Vice Chair of the U.S. Dept. of Energy sponsored GridWise Architecture Council, supporting innovation and development of infrastructure, resilience and distributed energy systems in the North American power grid.  He is a member of the editorial board of the IEEE Internet of Things Magazine as an Associate Editor,and served as Chair of the Interoperability Taskforce for the IEEE 2418.5 Blockchain for Energy standard.  Past roles include serving as the founding Chair of the IEEE PES Smart Buildings, Loads and Customer Systems technical committee, and Chair of the IEEE Smart Cities consortium. 

Patrick J. Santos is General Counsel and strategic advisor at QGEMS, providing specialist intellectual-property, systems-design and regulatory guidance. He has served as a patent examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, specializing in cryptography, cybersecurity, and distributed-application systems.

Nigel Walker is a technology architect and innovator with over three decades of experience designing and scaling advanced energy, data, and software systems. As Managing Director of QGEMS Energy Ltd, he leads the development of our AI-driven distributed energy orchestration platform. Previously, as Vice President of Software & Telematics at Ideanomics, Nigel delivered intelligent energy and charging platforms built on cloud-native and containerized architectures. 

Mark Thompson brings QGEMS a 25-year career spanning software innovation across energy, data systems, intelligent infrastructure, and finance. Mark is the Technical Director at QGEMS, where he leads the design and delivery of the company’s secure, cloud-native technology platform, advanced encryption technologies, and AI-driven forecasting for energy optimisation.

Prior to QGEMS, Mark has held senior software development and architect roles including developing cybersecurity and encryption systems used by NATO and the U.S. military, and major software engineering initiatives supporting SaaS, industrial IoT, and enterprise cloud-transformation for UK’s leading financial software providers and NASDAQ-listed companies. Mark is an active thought leader and lecturer in the domain of quantum computing and cybersecurity, frequently speaking at UK universities and industry forums.