Alpha Compute Corp. (formerly AlphaTON Capital Corp., NASDAQ: ATON) (“Alpha Compute” or the “Company”), a pioneering leader in AI confidential computing and GPU-as-a-service (GPUaaS), today announced the appointment of Tom Richer to its advisory board. In this role, Mr. Richer will provide strategic guidance on GPU-as-a-Service infrastructure, confidential cloud architecture, and enterprise go-to-market execution as Alpha Compute evolves its platform to meet the growing demand for secure, sovereign AI computing.
“Tom represents exactly the type of operator we want in our corner: someone who has lived at the intersection of GPU infrastructure and regulated enterprise AI deployments. His experience scaling cloud and AI practices at the world’s leading systems integrators, combined with his founding instincts, will be invaluable as we make Alpha Compute the defining platform for confidential AI computing.” —Brittany Kaiser, Managing Director, Alpha Compute
Mr. Richer brings more than three decades of enterprise technology leadership to the role, providing deep expertise in AI infrastructure, multi-cloud architecture and enterprise sales transformation. He recently founded Intelagen, an AI consultancy and dual NVIDIA and Google Premier partner, building on a successful corporate career. Before embarking on this entrepreneurial journey, he held leadership positions with industry giants including IBM, HP, Deloitte and Wipro, where he consistently built and grew high-growth enterprise infrastructure businesses across the Americas and Latin America.
A recognized authority on the supply and demand dynamics of AI computing, Mr. Richer has spent his career helping regulated companies make complex infrastructure decisions, from banking and financial services to healthcare, life sciences and media. His hands-on experience with GPU-as-a-Service deployments and agentic AI solutions positions him as a critical voice in guiding Alpha Compute’s product and market strategy.
Mr. Richer holds an MBA from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University, a BBA in Management Information Systems from Iona University, and completed advanced programs in Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technologies at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He holds multiple cloud certifications across Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services and IBM, and has been recognized as a Google Cloud Partner All Star in Sales 2024.
“Confidential computing is not a feature: it is a fundamental requirement for AI to operate at scale in regulated industries. Alpha Compute is tackling one of the most critical infrastructure challenges of our time, and I am excited to contribute to a platform that has the potential to define how enterprises deploy AI securely, at the hardware level. I look forward to working with the team to accelerate both the technology roadmap and growth strategy of the company.” — Tom Richer, Advisory Board Member, Alpha Compute
About Alpha Compute Corp.
Alpha Compute Corp. (NASDAQ: ALP), formerly AlphaTON Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: ATON), owns and operates AI infrastructure powered by confidential computing and hardware-level encryption. Alpha Compute GPU assets provide privacy-preserving computation to partners and applications, including Telegram, Animoca Brands, and Midnight Network.
Learn more at alphacompute.ai.
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