Tommy Charles

Tommy is the HP Chief Cryptographer and a Distinguished Technologist in the HP Security Lab, with responsibility for cryptography technology strategy and cryptography engineering governance. Key objectives are overseeing HP’s quantum-resistant cryptography migration and strengthening the cryptographic security in HP products and solutions.

Prior to joining HP in 2022, Tommy worked for 20 years as a cryptographer in the UK National Cyber Security Centre and its predecessor organisation CESG, becoming a research leader and technical director. As a Research Technical Director, he improved working culture and impact. As Technical Director for International Standards he led a team across technology and cryptography standards, helping to increase the prominence of standards in UK national strategy.