John Burgoyne

Head of Product and Marketing Quantum Design Oxford

Dr John Burgoyne is the Head of Product and Marketing within Quantum Design Oxford, a Quantum Design, Inc. company. He leads product management and marketing for its portfolio of ultra-low temperature and superconducting magnet measurement systems for materials physics and quantum technologies. John occupied roles in marketing, business development, sales, key account management, and operations across multiple divisions of Oxford Instruments plc from 1998 until the Quantum Design acquisition of Oxford Instruments NanoScience in January 2026. He also spent time at Siemens AG Medical Solutions (now Siemens Healthineers) in Erlangen, Germany. His technical experience spans cryogenics and superconductivity, quantum technologies, semiconductor fabrication and processing, and magnetic resonance imaging. John holds a BSc(Hons) in Applied Physics from the University of Strathclyde, and an MSc and PhD in Superconductivity and Cryogenics from the University of Southampton. Following his PhD, John performed post-doctoral work on high temperature superconductors at the University of Oxford before moving to industry. He holds an MBA with Distinction from Warwick Business School, University of Warwick.