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D-Wave Quantum CISO: Stan Black

CISO Tribune company record: D-Wave Quantum, seat filled, since week of September 1, 2025

The current Chief Information Security Officer of D-Wave Quantum, as tracked by CISO Tribune, is Stan Black, whose appointment was announced in the week of September 1, 2025 (SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-09-01)). Read the record. The record entered the Wire on .

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What D-Wave Quantum tells the SEC

Its fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed February 26, 2026, carries an Item 1C cybersecurity disclosure that describes a Chief Information Security Officer reporting to the entire Board, with oversight by the Cybersecurity Committee. Read the section verbatim or the filing on sec.gov. A filing describes governance as of its date, not today's seat.

Tracked by the Wire since September 1, 2025 · 1 recorded move · every claim links to a sourced record · Updated

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About D-Wave Quantum

CISO Tribune's Leadership Bench files D-Wave Quantum under Technology and North America. The SEC classifies it under standard industrial classification 7374, Services-computer processing & data preparation, and EDGAR lists its ticker as QBTS. The Wire has one security-leadership move at D-Wave Quantum on record, announced in the week of September 1, 2025.

What D-Wave Quantum's 10-K says about security governance

D-Wave Quantum's fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed February 26, 2026, describes its cybersecurity governance in Item 1C. The lines below are that filing's own statements, each with the sentence it comes from.

  • Reporting line: the Chief Information Security Officer reports to the entire Board.

    “Our Chief Information Security Officer , who is primarily responsible for managing our cybersecurity risks, mitigation strategies and responses to any such issues that may arise, collaborates with the Cybersecurity Committee and reports to the entire Board on a quarterly basis, or more frequently as needed.”

  • Board oversight: the Cybersecurity Committee.

    “While the board of directors' audit committee is responsible for overseeing management's risk assessment and risk management policies generally, to enhance oversight and governance in this area, the board of directors in 2025 established a standing committee that advises on cybersecurity matters and provides strategic guidance and direction for our cybersecurity program (the " Cybersecurity Committee ").”

  • How often the board or committee hears about it: quarterly.

    “Our Chief Information Security Officer , who is primarily responsible for managing our cybersecurity risks, mitigation strategies and responses to any such issues that may arise, collaborates with the Cybersecurity Committee and reports to the entire Board on a quarterly basis, or more frequently as needed.”

  • Frameworks and standards the filing names: SOC 2 and CMMC.

  • Experience of the security leadership, as the filing states it:

    “Our Chief Information Security Officer drives our strategic IT initiatives and cybersecurity risk assessments, drawing upon over two decades of enterprise technology management expertise.”

  • Material incidents: the filing states none.

    “We have not currently identified any cybersecurity challenges that have materially impaired our operations or financial standing.”

Plain-English reading and full text of the filing · the filing on sec.gov

Security leadership timeline

2025-09-01

Stan Black named Chief Information Security Officer at D-Wave Quantum

D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS) has appointed Stan Black as Chief Information Security Officer.

Security chiefs at other Technology organizations

Other organizations CISO Tribune files under Technology with a named security chief on record: those in North America first, in alphabetical order from D-Wave Quantum onward.

  • Datavault AI Inc.: Barry Childe, Chief Information Security Officer.

  • Dayforce: Colin Anderson, Chief Information Security Officer.

  • Docusign: Michael Adams, Group Vice President (GVP) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

  • Elastic: Mandy Andress, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

  • Equinix: Douglas Merrill, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

  • Extreme Networks: Philip Swain, Chief Information Security Officer.

  • Fastly, Inc.: Marshall Erwin, Chief Information Security Officer.

  • FNTS: Don Pecha, Chief Information Security Officer.

The full Technology bench

Questions CISOs ask about D-Wave Quantum

Who is the CISO of D-Wave Quantum?
Stan Black is the current Chief Information Security Officer of D-Wave Quantum on CISO Tribune's record, appointed in the week of September 1, 2025.
How many security-leadership moves has CISO Tribune tracked at D-Wave Quantum?
CISO Tribune has tracked 1 move at D-Wave Quantum since September 1, 2025.
When was Stan Black appointed at D-Wave Quantum?
Stan Black's appointment as Chief Information Security Officer of D-Wave Quantum was announced in the week of September 1, 2025, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-09-01).
Who are the security chiefs at other Technology organizations?
On CISO Tribune's record they include Barry Childe at Datavault AI Inc., Colin Anderson at Dayforce, Michael Adams at Docusign and Mandy Andress at Elastic.
Who does the security chief of D-Wave Quantum report to?
D-Wave Quantum's fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed February 26, 2026, says its Chief Information Security Officer reports to the entire Board.
Which board body oversees cybersecurity at D-Wave Quantum?
D-Wave Quantum's fiscal 2025 Form 10-K places oversight of cybersecurity risk with the Cybersecurity Committee.

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