John Willis

John M. Willis is Founder & Chief Innovation Officer of Sustainable Future Tech Inc., a closed corporate venture studio and IP Factory developing deeptech ventures in climate, AI, and infrastructure resilience. He also leads HybridQuantum.AI, advancing explainable AI and hybrid quantum–classical systems. With 20+ years of experience in innovation strategy and cybersecurity, John has managed federal programs as a contractor and built multi-venture IP portfolios positioned for measurable climate and societal impact. He holds executive and graduate credentials from Oxford University, MIT, and the University of Sussex.

John M. Willis is Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Sustainable Future Tech Inc. (SFT), a closed corporate venture studio and IP Factory dedicated to solving urgent sustainability challenges through deep technology ventures. With over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, innovation strategy, and IP portfolio development, he has managed multi-million-dollar federal security programs as a contractor for agencies including the U.S. Secret Service, TSA, CMS, and USPTO.

John is also the founder of HybridQuantum.AI, a deeptech training and certification program advancing explainable AI, compliance-aware architecture, and hybrid quantum–classical systems. His work spans the intersection of climate technology, advanced AI, and societal infrastructure resilience, where he focuses on creating scalable ventures with measurable environmental impact. John holds executive and graduate credentials from Oxford University, MIT, and the University of Sussex, and is recognized for building diversified IP portfolios, milestone-gated funding models, and ventures designed for gigaton-scale climate impact.

Sustainable Future Tech is a closed corporate venture studio and IP Factory tackling hard problems in sustainability. We build ventures where deep tech creates measurable impact — from refrigerant-free cooling and zero-net-energy systems to hybrid quantum–AI tools for optimization and resilience. Our focus is on challenges of societal and environmental importance: climate risk, energy resilience, and cybersecurity. We use quantum when it matters, AI when it helps — always anchored in solving urgent problems the world already demands we address.